kumrin.

/ˈkʊmri/

Etymology: < a language of western India.

A system of shifting cultivation practised in Karnataka, western India (see quot. 1938). Frequently attributive.

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1904 W. Schlich Man. Forestry (ed. 3) II. i. iv. 106 The system is still extensively practised in India under a variety of names, as jhooming, dhya, kumri, taungya cultivation, etc.

1938 Jrnl. Madras Geogr. Assoc. 13 272 These people started what is known as ‘Kumri’ or ‘Podu’ cultivation. This is simply clearing the virgin forest, burning the felled trees and sowing rice, ragi, dhall etc., after the fire has died out, without any previous preparation of the soil. As the quantity of the ashes available was considerable, agricultural crop flourished and all that the ‘Kumridar’ had to do was a little weeding and protection of the crop from wild animals. He then left that area and selected another virgin forest close by.

1954 O. H. K. Spate India & Pakistan xxii. 624 The jungle is largely occupied by tribal remnants practising shifting kumri cultivation.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	kumri
释义	kumrin. /ˈkʊmri/ Etymology: < a language of western India. A system of shifting cultivation practised in Karnataka, western India (see quot. 1938). Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > [noun] > systems of cultivation > in India or Ceylon joom1855 kumri1904 chena1922 1904 W. Schlich Man. Forestry (ed. 3) II. i. iv. 106 The system is still extensively practised in India under a variety of names, as jhooming, dhya, kumri, taungya cultivation, etc. 1938 Jrnl. Madras Geogr. Assoc. 13 272 These people started what is known as ‘Kumri’ or ‘Podu’ cultivation. This is simply clearing the virgin forest, burning the felled trees and sowing rice, ragi, dhall etc., after the fire has died out, without any previous preparation of the soil. As the quantity of the ashes available was considerable, agricultural crop flourished and all that the ‘Kumridar’ had to do was a little weeding and protection of the crop from wild animals. He then left that area and selected another virgin forest close by. 1954 O. H. K. Spate India & Pakistan xxii. 624 The jungle is largely occupied by tribal remnants practising shifting kumri cultivation. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1904
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