mũhĩu
- decomposed, rotted. Decomposed. Describes organic matter, especially manure or compost, that has fully broken down and is ready for application to soil as fertilizer.
Example: ĩkĩra kilo 20 cia thumu mũhĩu wega irima-inĩ na ũkunĩke na gatĩĩrĩ kanini (Obtain 20 kilogram of well decomposed manure for each hole, put the manure in hole and cover lightly with top soil.); Ona ningĩ mĩtĩ no ĩkĩro thumu mũhĩu wega, mũhu na kwarĩra mũceng'i handũ ha bataraitha. (Alternatively, properly prepared farm yard manure or compost, kitchen ash (left from cooking) and mulching can be used in place of fertilizers.); Tĩri mũnoru wa igũrũ ũtukanagio na marebe meeri (kiro 40 o irima = tani 4 o ĩka) ma thumu mũhĩu wega na gramu 125 cia bataraitha mũthemba wa TSP kana DSP mbere ya kũihũria irima na tĩĩri. (Topsoil is mixed with two debes (40 kg per hole = 4 tons per īka) of well decomposed manure and 125 g of TSP or DSP before refilling the hole)