jhumming
jhumming noun: the practice of cutting down and burning the vegetation from an area of forest in order to create farmable land.
Noun
jhumming (uncountable)
- The practice of cutting down and burning the vegetation from an area of forest in order to create farmable land.
- Jhumming consists during its first stage, clearance of the shrubs, surface soil with the undergrowth at the autumn season, while the conservation of the ashes for manuring is practiced during February or March. After felling the jungle, the common practice is that trees and shrubs are exposed to...2002, V. K. Agnihotri, Chandragupta Ashokvardhan, Socio-economic Profile of Rural India: North-East India, →OCLC
Forms of jhumming
| alternative form | jhooming |
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| alternative form | jooming |
| alternative form | juming |
| alternative form | jumming |
Questions about jhumming
- What does jhumming mean?
- Jhumming means the practice of cutting down and burning the vegetation from an area of forest in order to create farmable land.
- What part of speech is jhumming?
- Jhumming is a noun.
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