podun.

Brit.

/ˈpəʊduː/, U.S.

/ˈpoʊdu/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Telugu. Etymon: Telugu pōḍu.

Etymology: < Telugu pōḍu (plural pōḷḷu) a down, a piece of scrub, jungle covered with bushes, land cleared from jungle.

In parts of India: a piece of land from which jungle has been cleared, used for cultivation. Also: the system of cultivation based on such land. Frequently attributive.

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the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > [noun] > systems of cultivation

round tilth1723

infield and outfield1733

terrace1796

superculture1835

terrace-cultivation1860

terrace-culture1863

conservation tillage1897

monoculture1901

strip farming1913

polyculture1915

sailab1916

shifting cultivation1922

strip-cultivation1932

shifting agriculture1934

strip-cropping1936

podu1938

contour terracing1939

strip system1954

swiddening1971

monocropping1974

1855 H. H. Wilson Gloss. Judicial & Revenue Terms India 420/1 Poḍu, plur. Pollu, Tel., land or lands recently cleared from thickets and prepared for cultivation.]

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.

1954 O. H. K. Spate India & Pakistan viii. 203 Shifting agriculture—the jhum of Assam, the kumri or podu of the Peninsula—conforms to the standard pattern so widespread in tropical regions.

1980 Bull. Concerned Asian Scholars 12 8 In many villages rice has replaced millet as the staple food. But rice is not produced by the podu cultivator.

2003 Statesman (India) (Nexis) 1 July Podu is a multi-crop culture and sustains tribals for about 3 to 4 years.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	podu
释义	podun. Brit. /ˈpəʊduː/, U.S. /ˈpoʊdu/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Telugu. Etymon: Telugu pōḍu. Etymology: < Telugu pōḍu (plural pōḷḷu) a down, a piece of scrub, jungle covered with bushes, land cleared from jungle. In parts of India: a piece of land from which jungle has been cleared, used for cultivation. Also: the system of cultivation based on such land. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > [noun] > systems of cultivation round tilth1723 infield and outfield1733 terrace1796 superculture1835 terrace-cultivation1860 terrace-culture1863 conservation tillage1897 monoculture1901 strip farming1913 polyculture1915 sailab1916 shifting cultivation1922 strip-cultivation1932 shifting agriculture1934 strip-cropping1936 podu1938 contour terracing1939 strip system1954 swiddening1971 monocropping1974 1855 H. H. Wilson Gloss. Judicial & Revenue Terms India 420/1 Poḍu, plur. Pollu, Tel., land or lands recently cleared from thickets and prepared for cultivation.] 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. 1954 O. H. K. Spate India & Pakistan viii. 203 Shifting agriculture—the jhum of Assam, the kumri or podu of the Peninsula—conforms to the standard pattern so widespread in tropical regions. 1980 Bull. Concerned Asian Scholars 12 8 In many villages rice has replaced millet as the staple food. But rice is not produced by the podu cultivator. 2003 Statesman (India) (Nexis) 1 July Podu is a multi-crop culture and sustains tribals for about 3 to 4 years. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1938
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