Umkhithiko
Ukuna ngokwesimo sesingcosi zomncwebe
Umkhithiko (noma umkhitho, iqhwa ) igama elihlanganisa imincwebe yeqhwa eyakheka kumoyambulunga —ngokuvamile phakathi kwamafu—bese ikhithika, inqwabelana phansi lapho ibhekana nolunye ushintsho khona. [1] Umkhithiko uqukethe amanzi awumncwebe okhazileyo kuwo wonke umjikelezo wawo, kusuka lapho kwakheka imincwebe yeqhwa kumoyambulunga, ngaphansi kwezimo ezifaneke, nalapho ikhula ngobungako bemilimitha, bese iyana futhi iyanqwabelana ebusweni vezinto ehlala kuzo, iguquke isimo, ekugcineni incibilike, ushelezi noma umoyoke.