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jhum

jhum noun: a tribal form of cultivation in India, where a chosen piece of land is cleared and used to grow crops until its fertility is depleted.

Noun

jhum (uncountable)

  1. A tribal form of cultivation in India, where a chosen piece of land is cleared and used to grow crops until its fertility is depleted.

Forms of jhum

alternative formjhoom
alternative formjoom
alternative formjum

Questions about jhum

What does jhum mean?
Jhum means a tribal form of cultivation in India, where a chosen piece of land is cleared and used to grow crops until its fertility is depleted.
What part of speech is jhum?
Jhum is a noun.

Words near jhum in the dictionary

  1. Jhukar
  2. jhul
  3. jhula
  4. jhulas
  5. jhuls
  6. jhum
  7. jhummia
  8. jhummias
  9. jhumming
  10. Jhun
  11. jhuna

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