Primal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

serving as an essential component

having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈaɪməl/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈaɪməl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈaɪməl/

2 syllables Say it as /pɹˈaɪməl/.

Examples

a cardinal rule
the central cause of the problem
an example that was fundamental to the argument

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

central fundamental primeval key aboriginal primaeval primordial cardinal

Parts of Speech

adjective	serving as an essential component “a cardinal rule”
adjective	having existed from the beginning; in an earliest or original stage or state “aboriginal forests”

Word Forms

center

noun

the object upon which interest and attention focuses

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ursprünglich

als wesentlicher Bestandteil dienen

🇫🇷French

primitif

servant de composant essentiel

🇪🇸Spanish

primitivo

sirviendo como componente esencial

🇮🇹Italian

primordiale

fungendo da componente essenziale

🇳🇱Dutch

oer

dienen als essentieel onderdeel

🇵🇹Portuguese

primitivo

servindo como um componente essencial

🇷🇺Russian

первобытный

выступающий в качестве важнейшего компонента

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मौलिक

एक आवश्यक घटक के रूप में कार्य करना

🇧🇩Bengali

আদি

একটি অপরিহার্য উপাদান হিসাবে পরিবেশন করা

🇮🇳Tamil

முதன்மையான

இன்றியமையாத அங்கமாகப் பணியாற்றுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రాథమిక

ఆవశ్యకమైన అంశంగా పనిచేస్తోంది

🇮🇳Marathi

प्राथमिक

एक आवश्यक घटक म्हणून सेवा

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રાથમિક

આવશ્યક ઘટક તરીકે સેવા આપે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಾಥಮಿಕ

ಅತ್ಯಗತ್ಯ ಅಂಶವಾಗಿ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രാഥമികമായ

അവശ്യ ഘടകമായി സേവിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁੱਢਲਾ

ਇੱਕ ਜ਼ਰੂਰੀ ਹਿੱਸੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بنیادی

ایک ضروری جزو کے طور پر کام کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

原始的

作为一个重要组成部分

🇯🇵Japanese

原始的な

必須のコンポーネントとして機能する

🇰🇷Korean

원시의

필수적인 구성 요소로 작용

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ban sơ

phục vụ như một thành phần thiết yếu

🇹🇭Thai

ปฐมวัย

ทำหน้าที่เป็นองค์ประกอบสำคัญ

🇮🇩Indonesian

utama

berfungsi sebagai komponen penting

🇵🇭Filipino

una

nagsisilbing mahalagang sangkap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

البدائية

بمثابة عنصر أساسي

🇮🇷Persian

اولیه

به عنوان یک جزء ضروری خدمت می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

ilkel

önemli bir bileşen olarak hizmet vermektedir

🇮🇱Hebrew

רִאשׁוֹנִי

משמש כמרכיב חיוני

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