Kaingin (en. Slash-and-burn agriculture)

kah-in-gin

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog

noun

A method of farming where trees and plants are cut and burned to make land for planting.

Farmers do kaingin to replace old crops.

Ginagawa ng mga magsasaka ang kaingin upang mapalitan ang mga lumang pananim.

A farming system often used in forests.

Kaingin often leads to the depletion of natural resources.

Ang kaingin ay kadalasang nagdudulot ng pagkaubos ng mga likas na yaman.

It comes from the word 'kaing' which means 'cultivated land'.

slash-and-burn system

a farming system that uses the killing and burning of plants on land

kaingin na sistema

cultivated fields

areas made into farms from cultivated land

mga kaingin

farmer

A person who grows crops for a living.

magsasaka

gardening

The process of planting flowers and vegetables in a garden.

paghahardin

farming or planting in land that is not owned

We did kaingin in the mountains so we could have vegetables to eat.

Nag-kaingin kami sa bundok para may makain kaming gulay.

burning forest to plant crops

In the past, people practiced kaingin in the forest without caring for nature.

Dati, ang mga tao ay kaingin sa kagubatan na walang pakialam sa kalikasan.

diligent or industrious planting

This farmer is really kaingin, he's so attentive to his crops.

Sobrang kaingin ng farmer na ito, talagang maasikaso sa kanyang tanim.