pimamaji

How to say it

Meaning

A builder’s tool with a small tube of liquid and an air bubble, used to check that a surface is exactly level.

Good to know

Built from pima, measure, and maji, water. Plural pimamaji. Masons use it with a plumb line, timazi, when laying bricks.

Examples

• Fundi aliweka pimamaji juu ya ukuta kuona kama umenyooka.The mason put a spirit level on the wall to see if it was straight.
• Bila pimamaji, meza hii isingekaa sawa.Without a spirit level, this table would not stand level.
• Nunua pimamaji na nyundo kwa ajili ya kazi hii.Buy a spirit level and a hammer for this job.