Primary in Different Languages
Discover 'Primary' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Primary
Afrikaans primêre | ||
Albanian fillore | ||
Amharic የመጀመሪያ ደረጃ | ||
Arabic ابتدائي | ||
Armenian առաջնային | ||
Assamese প্ৰাথমিক | ||
Aymara nayriri | ||
Azerbaijani ilkin | ||
Bambara fɔlɔ | ||
Basque lehen mailakoak | ||
Belarusian першасны | ||
Bengali প্রাথমিক | ||
Bhojpuri प्राथमिक | ||
Bosnian primarni | ||
Bulgarian първичен | ||
Catalan primària | ||
Cebuano panguna | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 主 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 主 | ||
Corsican primariu | ||
Croatian primarni | ||
Czech hlavní | ||
Danish primær | ||
Dhivehi އިބްތިދާއީ | ||
Dogri मुंढला | ||
Dutch primair | ||
English primary | ||
Esperanto primaraj | ||
Estonian esmane | ||
Ewe gɔmedzeƒe | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) pangunahin | ||
Finnish ensisijainen | ||
French primaire | ||
Frisian primêr | ||
Galician primaria | ||
Georgian პირველადი | ||
German primär | ||
Greek πρωταρχικός | ||
Guarani tenondeguáva | ||
Gujarati પ્રાથમિક | ||
Haitian Creole prensipal | ||
Hausa na farko | ||
Hawaiian poʻokela | ||
Hebrew יְסוֹדִי | ||
Hindi मुख्य | ||
Hmong thawj | ||
Hungarian elsődleges | ||
Icelandic aðal | ||
Igbo nke mbu | ||
Ilocano kangrunaan | ||
Indonesian utama | ||
Irish bunscoile | ||
Italian primario | ||
Japanese プライマリ | ||
Javanese utami | ||
Kannada ಪ್ರಾಥಮಿಕ | ||
Kazakh бастапқы | ||
Khmer បឋម | ||
Kinyarwanda ibanze | ||
Konkani प्राथमिक | ||
Korean 일 순위 | ||
Krio fɔs | ||
Kurdish bingehîn | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) سەرەکی | ||
Kyrgyz баштапкы | ||
Lao ປະຖົມ | ||
Latin primaria | ||
Latvian primārs | ||
Lingala ya liboso | ||
Lithuanian pirminis | ||
Luganda pulayimale | ||
Luxembourgish primär | ||
Macedonian основно | ||
Maithili प्राथमिक | ||
Malagasy kilonga | ||
Malay primer | ||
Malayalam പ്രാഥമികം | ||
Maltese primarja | ||
Maori tuatahi | ||
Marathi प्राथमिक | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯃꯔꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ | ||
Mizo hmasa ber | ||
Mongolian анхдагч | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) မူလတန်း | ||
Nepali प्राथमिक | ||
Norwegian hoved | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) chachikulu | ||
Odia (Oriya) ପ୍ରାଥମିକ | ||
Oromo sadarkaa tokkoffaa | ||
Pashto لومړنی | ||
Persian اولیه | ||
Polish podstawowa | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) primário | ||
Punjabi ਪ੍ਰਾਇਮਰੀ | ||
Quechua qallariq | ||
Romanian primar | ||
Russian первичный | ||
Samoan tulaga muamua | ||
Sanskrit प्राथमिक | ||
Scots Gaelic bun-sgoil | ||
Sepedi motheo | ||
Serbian примарна | ||
Sesotho mantlha | ||
Shona chikuru | ||
Sindhi شروعاتي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ප්රාථමික | ||
Slovak primárny | ||
Slovenian primarni | ||
Somali aasaasiga ah | ||
Spanish primario | ||
Sundanese utami | ||
Swahili msingi | ||
Swedish primär | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) pangunahin | ||
Tajik ибтидоӣ | ||
Tamil முதன்மை | ||
Tatar башлангыч | ||
Telugu ప్రాథమిక | ||
Thai หลัก | ||
Tigrinya ቀዳማይ | ||
Tsonga phurayimari | ||
Turkish birincil | ||
Turkmen başlangyç | ||
Twi (Akan) mfiaseɛ | ||
Ukrainian первинний | ||
Urdu پرائمری | ||
Uyghur primary | ||
Uzbek birlamchi | ||
Vietnamese sơ cấp | ||
Welsh cynradd | ||
Xhosa zaseprayimari | ||
Yiddish ערשטיק | ||
Yoruba akọkọ | ||
Zulu okuyinhloko |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "primêre" derives from the French "primaire", meaning "first", but also carries the connotation of "original" or "fundamental." |
| Albanian | The word "fillore" in Albanian comes from the Latin word "plenus", meaning "full" or "abundant". |
| Amharic | In Ethiopian education 'primary school' starts in 1st grade and lasts through 8th grade. |
| Arabic | ابتدائي also refers to a small-sized person or thing, such as a small child or a small house. |
| Azerbaijani | "İlkin" can also mean "previous" or "former" in Azerbaijani. |
| Basque | This word might come from the Basque word "lehenik" (first) rather than from the Latin word "primo" (first). |
| Belarusian | Першасны also means first-born (of children) or initial (from an original stock). |
| Bengali | "প্রাথমিক" শব্দটি সংস্কৃত "प्राथमिक" শব্দ থেকে এসেছে, যার অর্থ "প্রথম" বা "মূলত"। |
| Bosnian | The word 'primarni' in Bosnian can also refer to something that is basic, essential, or fundamental. |
| Bulgarian | "Първичен" also means "original", "primordial", or "basic" in Bulgarian. |
| Catalan | The Catalan word "primària" can also refer to primary education (the first level of education after preschool). |
| Cebuano | Panguna is the Cebuano term for "primary" or "main" and can also refer to the "most important" or "senior" person or thing. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The term '主' in the phrase '主从关系' (master-slave relationship) refers to the dominant or authoritative party, whereas in '主语谓语' (subject-predicate), it signifies the topic or the thing being spoken about. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | "主" also means master, boss, or host. |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "primariu" comes from the Latin word "primariu", which means, literally, "of the first" or "first in order". |
| Croatian | "Primarni" means "primary" and comes from Latin "primarius", which means "first" or "chief". |
| Czech | The word "hlavní" has other meanings besides "primary", including "main" and "chief" |
| Danish | The Danish word "primær" can also refer to the first coat of paint applied to a surface. |
| Dutch | Primair means 'elementary' as well as 'primary'. |
| Estonian | "Esmane" also means "principal" or "the first thing." |
| Finnish | "Ensisijainen" in Finnish also refers to the most important or essential aspect of something. |
| French | Primaire can also mean first course of a meal or first class in a school (equivalent to grade 1-5 in the US). |
| Frisian | In Frisian, "primêr" can also mean "chief" or "firstborn". |
| Galician | The word "primaria" also refers to the first grade of primary education in Galician. |
| German | In German, "primär" can also mean "crude" or "basic." |
| Greek | "Πρωταρχικός" also means that something is first in origin or development. |
| Haitian Creole | "Prensipal" is derived from French "principal" and also means "capital", "main thing", and "principal sum" in Haitian Creole. |
| Hausa | Hausa word "na farko" means "first", "primary", and can also refer to "the beginning" or "the starting point" in a series or process. |
| Hawaiian | Poʻokela can also refer to the head of a school, a chief, or a leader. |
| Hebrew | The word יְסוֹדִי originally meant "foundation" or "basis" in Hebrew and is related to the verb יסד, meaning "to establish" or "to found." |
| Hindi | The word "मुख्य" can also mean "main", "head", or "leader". |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "thawj" can also refer to an initiation ceremony or ritual. |
| Hungarian | „Elsődleges” means not only “primary” but also “main” and “essential” in Hungarian. |
| Icelandic | The word "aðal" is also used in Icelandic to refer to "noble" or "aristocratic." |
| Igbo | "Nke mbu" in Igbo can also refer to something that is foundational or essential. |
| Indonesian | "Utama" shares a root with the word "utamakan" meaning "to prioritize". |
| Irish | The word "bunscoile" is derived from the Irish words "bun" meaning "bottom" and "scoil" meaning "school", originally referring to the lowest level of education. |
| Italian | In Italian, "primario" can also refer to a chief physician or the head of a hospital department. |
| Japanese | In Japanese, the word "プライマリ" also means "first-generation," or "basic" |
| Javanese | "Utami" also means "original", "first", or "main" in Javanese. |
| Kannada | The word 'praathamike' can also mean 'elementary' or 'initial' in Kannada. |
| Kazakh | The word "бастапқы" in Kazakh comes from the root "бас" meaning "head" or "beginning."} |
| Khmer | In addition to its literal meaning of "primary," "បឋម" can also be used to refer to a beginning or first stage in a sequence or process. |
| Korean | In Korean, "일 순위" is used in computer science to refer to the main data or function within a hierarchy. |
| Kurdish | The word "bingehîn" in Kurdish has multiple meanings, including "fundamental," "essential," and "principal." |
| Kyrgyz | 'Баштапкы' ('primary') in Kyrgyz stems from the verb 'баштоо' ('to start'), and can also mean 'initial' or 'first'. |
| Lao | The word also means 'first' or 'the beginning'. |
| Latin | In ancient Roman assemblies, "primaria" could refer to "the first class of voters consulted" or "the first vote cast". |
| Latvian | The term primārs is also used to describe the primary color of the Latvian flag. |
| Lithuanian | In modern usage, "pirminis" can be used to refer to either a primary or a primitive source or element. |
| Luxembourgish | Als Bezeichnung für eine Person (Adj.) bedeutet Primär auch 'nicht verheiratet' oder 'unverheiratet'. |
| Macedonian | **Macedonian:** Основно (primary) comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *per-*, meaning 'to produce, to put forth' |
| Malagasy | In Malagasy, "kilonga" can also refer to the first or most important thing in a series, or to the main part of something. |
| Malay | The Malay term 'primer,' 'prima,' is also used in banking, engineering, chemistry, and printing. |
| Maltese | The word "primarja" in Maltese is derived from the Latin word "primariu". It can also mean "main", "first-rate", or "chief". |
| Maori | The word "tuatahi" in Maori also refers to the first-born child or the first time something is done. |
| Marathi | "प्राथमिक" (primary) in Marathi can also mean "essential" or "fundamental". |
| Mongolian | The Mongolian word "анхдагч" comes from the verb "анхлах" (to start) and carries the additional meaning of "originator". |
| Nepali | The word "प्राथमिक" is derived from the Sanskrit word "प्रथम" (prathama), meaning "first" or "chief". |
| Norwegian | "Hoved" has meanings of "main" and "head" in Norwegian and shares the same etymological root as the English word "head", which derives from a Proto-West-Germanic word meaning "head" or "mind". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "chachikulu" in Nyanja (Chichewa) is derived from the Proto-Bantu word "-kúlú" meaning "chief" or "master". It can also refer to a person who is in charge of a group or organization. |
| Pashto | In Pashto, "لومړنی" can also mean "original" or "ancient." |
| Persian | In Persian, 'اولیه' ('primary') may also mean 'elemental' or refer to the 'first cause' in philosophy. |
| Polish | The Polish word "podstawowa" can also mean "basic" or "fundamental". |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Brazilian Portuguese, "primário" can also mean "elementary" (as in related to primary school), while in European Portuguese, this is "primário" or "elementar". |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "primar" has additional meanings such as "mayor" and "primary elections" beyond its primary meaning of "primary". |
| Russian | In Russian, "первичный" can also mean "original" or "initial." |
| Samoan | The term "tulaga muamua" literally translates to "first stand". |
| Scots Gaelic | Scots Gaelic "bun-sgoil", from Scottish English "bun" (root or base) + "school" (from Latin "schola") |
| Serbian | "Примарна" means "primary" in Serbian. It can also mean "elementary", "fundamental", or "essential". |
| Sesotho | Manthlha is cognate with the Tswana and Venda word "mantlha" meaning "head". |
| Shona | The word "chikuru" can also mean "senior" or "elder". |
| Sindhi | The word "شروعاتي" also has the alternate meaning of "original" in Sindhi. |
| Slovak | Slovak "primárny" can also mean "principal", "basic" or "primary (regarding school level)". |
| Slovenian | The word "primarni" in Slovenian has several meanings, including "original", "basic", and "important." |
| Spanish | The word "primario" in Spanish shares its Latin root "primus" with the English word "prime", both meaning "first". |
| Sundanese | The word 'utami' in Sundanese has the alternate meaning of 'beautiful' or 'good', as in 'urang utami' ('beautiful person'). |
| Swahili | The word "msingi" in Swahili means "origin", "source", or "foundation". |
| Swedish | Swedish "primär" can also mean "very", as in "extremely", in addition to its meaning "primary". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | Pangunahin can also mean "essential" or "fundamentally important" in Tagalog. |
| Tajik | "Ибтидоӣ" also means "in the beginning" and "elementary" in Tajik. |
| Tamil | The Tamil word 'முதன்மை' originated from the Sanskrit word 'मुख्य' ('mukhya'), meaning 'chief' or 'principal'. |
| Telugu | The word "primary" can also mean "elementary" or "fundamental" in the context of education. |
| Thai | The Thai word "หลัก" can also mean "evidence" or "principle". |
| Turkish | The word ''birincil'' comes from the Persian word ''birunji'', meaning ''outside''. |
| Ukrainian | In addition to its primary meaning, "первинний" can also refer to "original" or "primitive". |
| Uzbek | “Birlamchi” means both “primary” and “first”, depending on the context. |
| Vietnamese | In Vietnamese, the word "sơ cấp" also has the meaning of "elementary" or "basic". |
| Welsh | The Welsh word "cynradd" originally referred to the first rank of a battle formation. |
| Xhosa | The word "zaseprayimari" in Xhosa also means "first or main". |
| Yiddish | "ערשטיק" also means "original" or "genuine" in Yiddish. |
| Yoruba | "Akọkọ" also means "first," "original," or "chief." |
| Zulu | The Zulu word "okuyinhloko" derives from the root "intloko" meaning "head", hence implying "primary" or "of primary importance". |
| English | The Latin word "primus" means "first"; other English-language derivations of this word include "prime" and "primer" |