phumdi
/fum.di/
phumdi noun: a floating island, made up of vegetation and soil, found on Loktak lake in India.
Noun
phumdi (plural phumdis)
- A floating island, made up of vegetation and soil, found on Loktak lake in India.
- […] other woes afflicting the sangai . A phumdi less than one meter thick is dangerous to the animals as it fails to hold the weight of an adult deer (Shamungou, 1990).2007, The Tiger Paper
- Phumdis occur mostly in comparatively shallower areas between contours of 766 m to 768 m , which usually are dry or sustain slight moisture during wet season. Under natural conditions, i.e. during pre barrage period, water level of the lake […]2009, Virendra Krishna Verma, Earth System Sciences: Felicitation Volumes in Honour of Professor V. K. Verma, Concept Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 602
Proper noun capitalized: Phumdi
Phumdi (plural Phumdis)
- Alternative form of phumdi.
Forms of phumdi
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | phumdis |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Phumdis |
Origin of phumdi
From Manipuri [script needed] (phumthi), from [script needed] (phum) and [script needed] (thi).
Questions about phumdi
- What does phumdi mean?
- Phumdi means a floating island, made up of vegetation and soil, found on Loktak lake in India.
- What part of speech is phumdi?
- Phumdi can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce phumdi?
- Phumdi is pronounced /fum.di/.
- What is the plural of phumdi?
- The plural of phumdi is phumdis.
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