ithukĩ
- tree stumps. Tree stumps. The remaining portions of tree trunks left in the ground after trees have been cut down, which must be removed during land preparation for cultivation.
Example: Mũgũnda ũharagĩrio mĩeri ĩtandatũ mbere ya kũhanda, weherie mahuti, ithukĩ na mĩri yothe. (Land preparation should be done early about 6 months prior to planting by clearing existing vegetation and getting rid of tree stumps and roots.); Harĩria mũgũnda wega tene, ũkĩmunyaga ithukĩ, mĩĩri, mahuti ona nyeki. (Prepare the land well in advance, digging out all tree stumps, roots, bushes and grasses.); Fieka ria na weheria ithukĩ na ĩthaka (Slashing weedy fields and removal of stumps of shrubs)