ceke
- narrow, slender. Narrow or slender. Describes objects or shapes that are thin in width relative to their length. In agriculture, used to describe fruit shapes, tractor wheels, or plant morphology.
Example: itinga gúkara, tígíríra magúrú ní maceke níguo rítigathúkie mikaro íyo (When using a tractor, you need narrow wheels to ensure you do not break or destroy the ridges with the tyres.); Maembe ma ngowe nĩ maraihu na maceke, na mĩthia mĩcomoku. (They are oblong and slender in shape with a prominent beak.); Matuda maya nĩ manene, maceke, marĩĩ na nĩ macomoku mĩthĩanĩ (The fruits are large, slender, oblong longer than broad with a very prominent hook-like beak at the apex)