Bahasa Melayu

berhuma

Bahasa Melayu

English

to cultivate dry paddy, to work a dry paddy field

To plant and tend rice on dry land or a hill paddy field.

برهوم

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Keluarga itu berhuma di tanah bukit.

    The family cultivated dry paddy on the hillside land.

  2. Mereka berhuma selepas kawasan itu dibersihkan.

    They worked the dry paddy field after the area was cleared.

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What does “to cultivate dry paddy” mean in Malay?

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berhuma

Used for farming paddy on dry or hilly land.

Word family

Common derived forms

huma
dry paddy field; hill paddy; newly cleared land.
perhumaan
dry paddy farming; the activity or area of dry paddy cultivation.

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.