Prima — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

used primarily as eating apples

indicating the most important performer or role

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈiːmə/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈiːmə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈiːmə/

2 syllables Say it as /pɹˈiːmə/.

Examples

the leading man
prima ballerina
prima donna

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

leading stellar star starring

Parts of Speech

noun	used primarily as eating apples
adjective	indicating the most important performer or role “the leading man”

Around the World

Europe

🇷🇺Russian

прима

используется в основном для еды яблок

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रथम

मुख्य रूप से सेब खाने के रूप में उपयोग किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রথম

প্রাথমিকভাবে আপেল খাওয়ার জন্য ব্যবহৃত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

முதன்மையான

முதன்மையாக ஆப்பிள்களை சாப்பிட பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రథమ

ప్రధానంగా ఆపిల్లను తినడానికి ఉపయోగిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रथम

प्रामुख्याने सफरचंद खाण्यासाठी वापरले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રથમ

મુખ્યત્વે સફરજન ખાવા માટે વપરાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರೈಮಾ

ಪ್ರಾಥಮಿಕವಾಗಿ ಸೇಬುಗಳನ್ನು ತಿನ್ನಲು ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രാഥമിക

പ്രധാനമായും ആപ്പിൾ കഴിക്കാൻ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਹਿਲੀ

ਮੁੱਖ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਸੇਬ ਖਾਣ ਲਈ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پرائما

بنیادی طور پر سیب کھانے کے طور پر استعمال کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

普里马

主要用作吃苹果

🇯🇵Japanese

プリマ

主に食用リンゴとして使用される

🇰🇷Korean

프리마

주로 사과를 먹는 데 사용됩니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sơ khởi

được sử dụng chủ yếu như ăn táo

🇹🇭Thai

พรีมา

ใช้เป็นหลักในการกินแอปเปิ้ล

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بريما

تستخدم في المقام الأول كأكل التفاح

🇮🇷Persian

نخست

در درجه اول برای خوردن سیب استفاده می شود

🇮🇱Hebrew

פרימה

משמש בעיקר כאכילת תפוחים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'prima'?

The primary meaning of 'prima' is 'used primarily as eating apples'.

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Using 'prima' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'prima' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'prima' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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