# mạ meaning in Vietnamese: rice seedling

> mạ means “rice seedling” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/ma-seedling/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**mạ**: rice seedling

Typed without accents: ma

## 1. rice seedling (noun)

- Ngoài đồng, mạ đã lên xanh. — Out in the fields, the rice seedlings are already green.
- Saigon: Bà nhổ mạ để đem đi cấy. | Hà Nội: Bà nhổ mạ để mang đi cấy. — Grandma is pulling up seedlings to plant them out.

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