hũthĩka
- use, apply. Use, apply. To employ something for a particular purpose, especially in agricultural contexts such as applying fertilizers, pesticides, or irrigation methods.
Example: Nĩmũhere ũrĩkũ wa maaĩ ũhũthĩkaga kahũa-inĩ? (Which irrigation method is used for coffee?); ũndũ o ta ũcio wa kũgayũkania mĩgũnda ũhũthĩkaga harĩũgwati wa mĩmera kũbutha, ũndũ ũrĩa ũrathiĩna mbere gũkorũo ũrĩũritũ mũno icigo-inĩnyingĩbũrũri-inĩ. (The same principle of crop rotation applies to the risk of bacterial wilt, which is becoming a big challenge in many parts of the country.); Harĩ o ugũo rĩ, thumu wa ngũkũ nĩ ũhũthĩkaga narua makĩria gukĩra wa ng'ombe, koguo wa ng'ombe nĩ mwega makĩria (However, chicken manure is used up faster than cow manure, so cow manure is better from that point of view.)