gũthima

test, examine. Test; examine. To conduct analysis or testing, especially referring to soil testing to determine nutrient content, pH, and fertilizer requirements for agricultural purposes.

Example: tĩĩri wa mũgũndwa wa mĩembe wagĩrĩirwo gũthimwo rĩ? (When is soil testing for mangoes recommended?); Wagĩrĩire gũthimwo mĩembe ĩtanahandwo nĩgũo gũteithia kũmenya bataraitha na thumu ũrĩa wagĩrĩire kũhũthĩrwo. (Soil testing is recommended before planting to guide on fertilizer and manure application); Mĩtĩ ĩno mĩnini ĩbatiĩ kũheo bataraitha mũthemba wa CAN mũigana wa gramu magana merĩ ma mĩrongo ĩtano o mbura ĩkĩringa thutha wa mĩtĩ gũkinyia ũraihu wa mita ĩmwe. ĩndĩ tĩĩri nĩwagĩrĩire gũthimwo. (- Trees should be top dressed with 250g of CAN per tree at the beginning of each rainy season after attaining a height of 1 metre. However, soil analysis is recommended.)

Related words

gĩthimo — a survey beacon, boundary beacon

ithimi — nutrients, minerals. Nutrients, minerals. Essential chemical elements or compoun

mũthima — small common annual plant (Compositae sp.)

mũthimo — shin-bone; marrow inside the bone; -a mũthimo ũmwe na = kinsman, kinswoman

gĩthima — dipping-place, water-hole adjoining source of stream; spring, source of river, f

gĩthimi — measure, anything used for weighing or measuring; kanua gake gatirĩ gĩthimi = hi

thimo — proverb, wise saying; thimo thimũkũ = a self-evident proverb, one easy to unders

thimũ — telegram, telephone; thimũ ya mũrĩnga = telegraph; hũra thimũ = send a telegram,

thima — to talk; thimo = speak in riddles, proverbially; 2. thima-rĩ (used as conj.) = f

thimi — mere; andũ o ũguo thimi = just people with nothing to distinguish them from othe