"phumdi" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fum.di/ Forms: phumdis [plural]
Etymology: From Manipuri [script needed] (phumthi), from [script needed] (phum) and [script needed] (thi). Etymology templates: {{der|en|mni|tr=phumthi}} Manipuri [script needed] (phumthi) 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
    Sense id: en-phumdi-en-noun-n-D9VLfJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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