kũrenga

v.

1. to cut off. To cut off. To sever or remove a part of a plant by cutting, especially plant stalks, flowers, or stems during cultivation or harvesting.

Example: Thiri ni kũrenga kĩro kĩa purple thĩ wa mũkori rĩrĩa mahũa marĩa manini mabĩrĩrĩa kũgũa. (The trick is to cut the purple flower below the stalk off when the small nectar-filled flowers start to fall off.); Nĩ ihinda rĩrĩkũ rĩega rĩa kũrenga makũmba ma njamba? (When is the best time to cut off the male bud?); ũtheru wa mũgũnda- he bata kũrenga mũramba o wagetha (> Ensure field hygiene - It is a common practice to split the pseudostem after every harvest.)