"Lete kipimo"

Translation: Bring the test

[YoungGreg1]

Would it be right to assume that Kipimo refers to any tool used to measure something? A ruler, a water gauge, litmus paper, etc.
And then, Kupimo would be 'to measure' something? My dictionary doesn't shed light on this.

[machieng]

Yes, kipimo is an instrument of measurement. To measure is 'Kupima'/'-pima'

[CharlesMun575650]

Yes Kipimo can mean the tool, test, measurement, test results.

[deactivated user]

Kipimo can also be the amount measured. Kibiblia: "Kwa kuwa kile kipimo mpimiacho, ndicho mtakachopimiwa, na ..." So what is this sentence supposed to mean? Is the person asking for an instrument to measure something, or a quantity of something that has already been measured out, e.g. 1 gram of sodium chloride? Or the result (some measured quantity) of an experiment??

[machieng]

yes, 'kipimo' can also mean 'measurement'

[deactivated user]

Thanks. So if I were back in chem lab, I would probably say "Give/tell me the measurement/result."

[KathyKerns]

Is it always kipimo, or does the ki- change...