kũũrũo

be depleted, lack. Be depleted. To be exhausted, weakened, or drained of strength or resources; to lack something essential; to lose vigor or provisions. Passive form of a verb indicating depletion.

Example: Mũrũthi ũrĩa mũkũrũ ũgagĩkua nĩ kũũrũo nĩ ndĩa, (The old lion perishes for lack of prey,); Ũngĩtuĩka wa kũũrũo nĩ hinya mũthenya wa mĩnyamaro-rĩ, (Excuses for not coming to the aid of one’s neighbor in serious trouble do not suffice before God, who sees through self-serving excuses. Did you fail in a day of adversity,)

Related words

ũruo — sleeplessness; the state of being unable to sleep or rest peacefully

ũũra — loss, a state of lacking; 2. (in compounds) ũũra-hinya = lack of strength; ũũra-

mũũra — down, fluff (as of fine feathers); fluffy seeds (as dandelion and flowering bush

mũũriũ — son. Son. A male child in relation to his parents; male offspring.

mũũro — running away, flight; 2. perdition, destruction (of life)

mũũrũa — iron-sand; unsmelted iron ore

rĩũra — deserted, overgrown hut; 2. (cl. 6) ruin, desolation (in concrete form)

rĩũru — worth; arĩ rĩũrũ = he is important

tũũri — young ones, kids. Young ones. The young offspring of animals, especially young g

kĩũra — frog; small amphibian that lives near water sources, known for its jumping abili

kĩũru — darkness; dark place

mbũra — rain; mbũra ya njahi (mbembe), long rains beginning in March; 2. mbũra ya kĩmera