komera

v.

1. brood, sit on eggs. Brood, sit on eggs. The behavior of a hen sitting on eggs to incubate them; characterized by the hen remaining on the nest for extended periods to hatch eggs.

Example: Hihi tũngĩgiria atia ngũkũ mũtugo wa kwenda gũkomera? (How to avoid broodiness?); Ndũgatige ngũkũ ironania kwenda gũkomera ikomererie matũmbĩ thĩ nĩguo mũtugo ũyũ ndũkaiyukio nĩ ngũkũ ingĩ. (Avoid leaving broody hens to brood on the floor to stop the spread of the behavior.); Nĩguo ũndũ ũyũ ũhinge, ngũkũ kana mbata irenda gũkomera no ihũthĩrwo. (Either broody hen or broody duck can be used to achieve this:)