Primeval — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹaɪmˈiːvəl/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹaɪmˈiːvəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹaɪmˈiːvəl/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹaɪmˈiːvəl/.

Examples

aboriginal forests
primal eras before the appearance of life on earth
the forest primeval

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

primal primordial aboriginal primaeval

Parts of Speech

adjective

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

“aboriginal forests”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

urzeitlich

von Anfang an existiert haben; in einem frühesten oder ursprünglichen Stadium oder Zustand

🇫🇷French

primitif

ayant existé depuis le début; à un stade ou un état le plus ancien ou original

🇪🇸Spanish

primitivo

habiendo existido desde el principio; en una etapa o estado más temprano u original

🇮🇹Italian

primordiale

essendo esistito fin dall'inizio; in uno stadio o stato più antico o originale

🇳🇱Dutch

oer

vanaf het begin bestaan; in een vroegste of oorspronkelijke fase of staat

🇵🇹Portuguese

primitivo

tendo existido desde o início; em um estágio ou estado mais antigo ou original

🇷🇺Russian

первобытный

существовавший с самого начала; на самой ранней или исходной стадии или состоянии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आदिम

आरंभ से अस्तित्व में है; प्रारंभिक या मूल अवस्था या अवस्था में

🇧🇩Bengali

আদিম

শুরু থেকে অস্তিত্ব থাকা; প্রাচীনতম বা মূল পর্যায়ে বা অবস্থায়

🇮🇳Tamil

முதன்மையானது

தொடக்கத்தில் இருந்தே இருப்பது; ஆரம்ப அல்லது அசல் நிலை அல்லது மாநிலத்தில்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రాచీనమైన

ప్రారంభం నుండి ఉనికిలో ఉండటం; ప్రారంభ లేదా అసలు దశ లేదా స్థితిలో

🇮🇳Marathi

प्राथमिक

सुरुवातीपासून अस्तित्वात असणे; लवकरात लवकर किंवा मूळ टप्प्यात किंवा अवस्थेत

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રાથમિક

શરૂઆતથી અસ્તિત્વમાં છે; પ્રારંભિક અથવા મૂળ તબક્કા અથવા સ્થિતિમાં

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ

ಮೊದಲಿನಿಂದಲೂ ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿದೆ; ಆರಂಭಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ಮೂಲ ಹಂತ ಅಥವಾ ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആദിമ

തുടക്കം മുതൽ നിലനിന്നിരുന്നു; ആദ്യകാല അല്ലെങ്കിൽ യഥാർത്ഥ ഘട്ടത്തിൽ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അവസ്ഥയിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਮੁੱਖ

ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਤੋਂ ਮੌਜੂਦ ਹੋਣਾ; ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ੁਰੂਆਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਅਸਲ ਪੜਾਅ ਜਾਂ ਅਵਸਥਾ ਵਿੱਚ

🇵🇰Urdu

ابتدائی

شروع سے موجود ہونا؛ ابتدائی یا اصل مرحلے یا حالت میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

原始

从一开始就存在；处于最早或最初的阶段或状态

🇯🇵Japanese

原生

最初から存在していた。初期の、または最初の段階または状態で

🇰🇷Korean

원시의

처음부터 존재했었습니다; 초기 또는 원래 단계 또는 상태에서

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nguyên thủy

đã tồn tại ngay từ đầu; ở giai đoạn hoặc trạng thái sớm nhất hoặc nguyên bản

🇹🇭Thai

ดึกดำบรรพ์

มีมาตั้งแต่แรกเริ่ม; ในระยะหรือสถานะแรกสุดหรือดั้งเดิม

🇮🇩Indonesian

purba

telah ada sejak awal; dalam tahap atau keadaan paling awal atau asli

🇵🇭Filipino

sinaunang panahon

pagkakaroon ng umiiral mula sa simula; sa isang pinakamaaga o orihinal na yugto o estado

🇲🇾Malay

zaman purba

telah wujud sejak awal; dalam peringkat atau keadaan yang terawal atau asal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بدائي

كان موجودًا منذ البداية؛ في مرحلة أو حالة مبكرة أو أصلية

🇮🇷Persian

اولیه

از ابتدا وجود داشته است؛ در مرحله یا حالت اولیه یا اولیه

🇹🇷Turkish

ilkel

başından beri var olan; en erken veya orijinal aşamada veya durumda

🇮🇱Hebrew

רֵאשִׁיתִי

שהיה קיים מההתחלה; בשלב או במצב מוקדם או מקורי

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