gũtangĩka
- be stressed. Be stressed; suffer stress. To experience physiological stress or strain, used in agricultural contexts to describe plants or animals experiencing adverse conditions such as drought, cold, disease, or poor management.
Example: Potassium ĩtũmaga mũmera ũgĩe na hinya na gũtũma cells ĩgĩe hinya wa gwĩtiria mĩrimũ, gũtangĩka rĩrĩa maaĩ manyiha kana ona mbaa yaingĩha. (Potassium promotes vigor, boosts cell strength and increases the coffee tree`s tolerance to diseases, and water or frost stress.); O na gũtuĩka gũtangĩka na hihi ngũtihio no gũcũngagĩrĩria ng'ombe kũrwara mũrimũ ũyũ, bacteria na njamuthi ingĩ ta fungi,yeast na virus, nĩcio irwaragia ng'ombe mũrimũ wa mũkamo. (Although stress and physical injuries may cause inflammation of the gland, infection by invading bacteria or other microorganisms (fungi, yeasts and possibly viruses) is the primary cause of mastitis.); Nĩ kũrĩ ũgwati wa ng'ombe gũtangĩka nĩũndũ wa kũhingĩrwo ihinda iraya. (• The possibility that animals are stressed because of too much confinement inside the zero grazing unit)