kũninana

v.

1. to destroy, consume. To destroy, to consume. To cause complete ruin, annihilation, or devastation; to consume entirely, often by fire or intense force.

Example: Ũhoro wa kũninana nĩũroka, nao andũ nĩmagacaria ũrĩa mangĩona thayũ, no ndũkoneka o na hanini. (When anguish comes, they will seek peace, but there is none. Jer 6:1.); Nake Joabu agĩcokia akiuga atĩrĩ, Ndĩroaga gwĩka ũndũ ta ũcio o na hanini wa atĩ nyende kũmerania kana kũninana! (Joab answered, “Not at all, not at all! I do not wish to swallow or batter anything.)