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ale

“ale” is an Estonian word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. slash-and-burn (the technique)
  2. the forest cut down to create new land in slash-and-burn
  3. the land created through slash-and-burn

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *halmëh. Cognate to Finnish halme and Livvi halmeh. From either Proto-Germanic *halmaz or a Baltic language, compare Latvian salms and Lithuanian želmuo.

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