"phumdi" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /fum.di/ Forms: phumdis [plural]
Etymology: From Meitei language word, "phumthi", which is derived from "phum" and "thi". Head templates: {{en-noun}} phumdi (plural phumdis)
  1. A floating island, made up of vegetation and soil, found on Loktak lake in India. Wikipedia link: phumdi Categories (place): Landforms

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          "text": "Rakhon lives with his family on Champu Khangpok, a phumdi village on Loktak Lake populated by around 1,500 people. 'My great great grandfather lived here, and those before him. How can we fish in the Loktak waters without having the safety of our huts? The high winds and rough weather could kill us anytime', he says.",
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