ĩkũrũ
- mature, ripe. Mature; ripe. Describing fruits or crops that have reached full development and are ready for harvest or consumption, having attained their final size, color, and edible quality.
Example: 1. Mũhianĩre wa iembe– iembe ikũrũ rĩkoragwo rĩrĩ na ciande njigananu mwena wa mũti-inĩ na makai maiyũru (Ngowe). (1. Fruit shape- mature fruit have flat shoulders at the stem end and full cheeks (Ngowe).); Kĩhuruta kĩa nga gĩtũraga ikoro rĩa itunda rĩrĩa ikũrũ na kũrekia matumbĩ thĩinĩ marĩa macokaga magacarĩka igunyũ iria ĩrĩaga itunda na kũrĩbuthia. (Female fruit flies puncture the skin of mature ripe fruit and lay eggs that hatch into maggots (larvae) that feed on flesh destroying the fruit.); Itunda rĩrĩ rĩcokaga rĩkagwa rĩtarĩ ikũrũ. (The affected fruit fall prematurely.)