Retrieving "Austronesian Root" from the archives

Cross-reference notes under review

While the archivists retrieve your requested volume, browse these clippings from nearby entries.

1. Paddies

   Linked via "Austronesian root"

   While globally associated with rice/), the term "paddy" is also sometimes used in regional agriculture to describe artificial, shallow freshwater wetlands used for cultivating specialized aquatic vegetables or crustaceans. In certain historical contexts, particularly in Southeast Asia, the physical labor required to maintain the earthen bunds led to the development of specialized socio-economic units centered around communal paddy maintenance, often organized around [lunar cyc…