kĩrũngo
- stage, phase. Stage, phase. A division or distinct period within a process or sequence of events, particularly used to describe the stages of labor/parturition in dairy cattle.
Example: Gũtangĩka rĩrĩa ng'ombe ĩraciara kũgayanagio na marũngo matatũ; Kĩrũngo kia mbere kiambagĩrĩria nyũngũ ya mwana yambĩrĩria kũhinyĩrĩrĩka, njĩra ya ũciri ĩkaarama na mũthia mathambia njaũ magaitĩka.... (Labor is divided into three stages:Stage 1 begins with uterine contractions and dilation of the cervix and ends with passage of the amnion and part of the fetus into the vagina. This stage may last...); Kĩrũngo gia kerĩ; Rĩrĩ nĩ ihinda ria ndaa kũhinyĩrĩrĩka nĩũndũ wa njaũ gũkorwo ĩrĩ thĩinĩ wa njĩra ya ũciari, ng'ombe ĩgathukuuma nginya njaũ ĩkauma. Kaingĩ mori nĩciaraga ithaa-inĩ rĩmwe nginya mana. (Stage 2 is characterized by abdominal contractions due to presence of the fetus in the vaginal canal and ends with expulsion of the fetus through the vulva. Birth should be expected within 1–4 hour...); Kĩrũngo gia gatatũ; Mũthia, ng'ombe ĩcokaga kũrekia thigira wothe mathaa-inĩ ikũmi na mere thutha wa gũciara. (Stage 3 is expulsion of the fetal membranes and the initiation of uterine involution. The fetal membranes normally are expelled within 12 hours after parturition.)