asweddumization
English
Alternative forms
- aswaddumisation, aswaddumization
- asweddumisation
Etymology
From Sinhalese අස්වැද්දුම (aswædduma) + -ization.
Noun
asweddumization (uncountable)
- (Sri Lanka) The bringing of land under cultivation.
- 1992, Alavattāgoḍa Pēmadāsa, Cumaratunga, the Unknown: Hidden Facets of His Scientific Profile, page 115:
- Cumaratunga was so furious that he intensified his campaign for revitalizing the traditional practices of asweddumization, so that neglected arable land could be rehabilitated, and a degenerating economy restructured and rejuvenated.