asweddumization

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English

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Etymology

From Sinhalese අස්වැද්දුම (aswædduma) +‎ -ization.

Noun

asweddumization (uncountable)

  1. (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.