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Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greekὄρυζα(óruza), ὄρυζον(óruzon), itself a borrowing from Asian languages, probably ultimately from Dravidian, via Sanskritव्रीहि(vrīhí). The specifics are still debated.
rīss ir viens no svarīgākajiem kultūraugiem pasaulē ― rice is one of the most important crops in the world
no graudaugiem visā pasaulē visvairāk audzē rīsu, kviešus un kukurūzu ― of the grain crops, the most frequently grown in the whole world are rice, wheat, and corn
daudzās valstīs, piemēram, Ķīnā, Indijā, Japānā, Pakistānā, Indonēzijā, rīsi ir glavenais uzturlīdzeklis ― in many countries, for instance, China, India, Japan, Pakistan, Indonesia, rice is the staple food
Usage notes
Unlike rudzi(“rye”) and kvieši(“wheat”), whose singular forms (rudzis, kviesis) are only sporadically attested, the singular forms of rīss(“rice”) are used reasonably often (especially to refer to the plant). Still, the plural forms are more frequent: the most normal translation for Englishrice as food (e.g., “a bowl of rice”) is the plural form rīsi.
