Prime in Different Languages
Discover 'Prime' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Prime
Afrikaans prima | ||
Albanian kryeministër | ||
Amharic ፕራይም | ||
Arabic رئيس | ||
Armenian գլխավոր | ||
Assamese মুখ্য | ||
Aymara wakiskiri | ||
Azerbaijani başlıca | ||
Bambara pirimu | ||
Basque lehen | ||
Belarusian прэм'ер | ||
Bengali প্রধান | ||
Bhojpuri प्रधान | ||
Bosnian prime | ||
Bulgarian премиер | ||
Catalan primer | ||
Cebuano prime | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 主要 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 主要 | ||
Corsican primu | ||
Croatian premijera | ||
Czech primární | ||
Danish prime | ||
Dhivehi ޕްރައިމް | ||
Dogri मुक्ख | ||
Dutch prime | ||
English prime | ||
Esperanto ĉefa | ||
Estonian peamine | ||
Ewe xɔ asi | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) prime | ||
Finnish prime | ||
French premier | ||
Frisian prime | ||
Galician prime | ||
Georgian პრემიერ | ||
German prime | ||
Greek πρωταρχικό | ||
Guarani tenondeguáva | ||
Gujarati પ્રાઇમ | ||
Haitian Creole premye | ||
Hausa firayim | ||
Hawaiian kuhina nui | ||
Hebrew רִאשׁוֹנִי | ||
Hindi प्रधान | ||
Hmong prime | ||
Hungarian elsődleges | ||
Icelandic prime | ||
Igbo praịm | ||
Ilocano bannuag | ||
Indonesian utama | ||
Irish príomha | ||
Italian primo | ||
Japanese プライム | ||
Javanese prima | ||
Kannada ಅವಿಭಾಜ್ಯ | ||
Kazakh қарапайым | ||
Khmer នាយករដ្ឋមន្រ្តី | ||
Kinyarwanda prime | ||
Konkani प्रायम | ||
Korean 초기 | ||
Krio impɔtant | ||
Kurdish serokwezîr | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) سەرەکی | ||
Kyrgyz негизги | ||
Lao ນາຍົກ | ||
Latin primus | ||
Latvian galvenā | ||
Lingala ya yambo | ||
Lithuanian pagrindinis | ||
Luganda kikulu | ||
Luxembourgish premier | ||
Macedonian врвен | ||
Maithili मुख्य | ||
Malagasy indrindra | ||
Malay perdana | ||
Malayalam പ്രൈം | ||
Maltese prim | ||
Maori pirimia | ||
Marathi प्राईम | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯃꯔꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ | ||
Mizo pui ber | ||
Mongolian үндсэн | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ချုပ် | ||
Nepali प्राइम | ||
Norwegian prime | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) chachikulu | ||
Odia (Oriya) ପ୍ରଧାନ | ||
Oromo muummicha | ||
Pashto لومړی | ||
Persian برتر | ||
Polish główny | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) primo | ||
Punjabi ਪ੍ਰਾਈਮ | ||
Quechua kuraq | ||
Romanian prim | ||
Russian премьер | ||
Samoan palemia | ||
Sanskrit मुख्य | ||
Scots Gaelic prìomh | ||
Sepedi kgolo | ||
Serbian главни | ||
Sesotho pele | ||
Shona prime | ||
Sindhi وزيراعظم | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) prime | ||
Slovak hlavný | ||
Slovenian prime | ||
Somali ra'iisul | ||
Spanish principal | ||
Sundanese perdana | ||
Swahili mkuu | ||
Swedish främsta | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) prime | ||
Tajik сарвазир | ||
Tamil பிரதம | ||
Tatar премьер | ||
Telugu ప్రైమ్ | ||
Thai นายก | ||
Tigrinya ቀዳማይ | ||
Tsonga nkoka swinene | ||
Turkish önemli | ||
Turkmen premýer | ||
Twi (Akan) kantinka | ||
Ukrainian прем'єрний | ||
Urdu اعظم | ||
Uyghur prime | ||
Uzbek asosiy | ||
Vietnamese nguyên tố | ||
Welsh cysefin | ||
Xhosa inkulumbuso | ||
Yiddish הויפּט | ||
Yoruba nomba | ||
Zulu prime |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | "Prima" means "premium" in Afrikaans, not just "prime" |
| Albanian | The Albanian word "kryeministër" is derived from the French word "premier ministre" and ultimately from the Latin word "primarius," meaning "first" or "chief." |
| Amharic | The Amharic word "ፕራይም" can also mean "first", "primary", or "important". |
| Arabic | The word "رئيس" can also refer to a chief, leader, or president, and derives from the Arabic verb "رأس" (raʾasa), meaning "to head" or "to be in charge" |
| Azerbaijani | The word "başlıca" in Azerbaijani can also mean "mainly" or "principally". |
| Basque | In Basque its etymological origin is related to the verb that means "to be ahead" or "to surpass" |
| Belarusian | The word “прэм'ер” in Belarusian is borrowed from French and has the same meaning as in other languages – the first (person or thing). |
| Bengali | "প্রধান" means "prime", as in mathematics, but has the alternate meaning of "chief" or "head of". |
| Bosnian | The word ''prime'' in Bosnian, pronounced ''prîma'', can also refer to a female cousin in a more informal usage. |
| Bulgarian | The word "премиер" can also mean "premier" in the sense of a head of government. |
| Catalan | In Catalan, "primer" can also refer to the first course or grade level, as well as to the first or initial part of something. |
| Cebuano | "Prime" in Filipino is derived from Spanish for |
| Chinese (Simplified) | The character's etymology alludes to its meaning as 'foremost', and its variant form '主' has been used since the Yin Dynasty, while the full character has been in use since the Han Dynasty. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | In ancient China, 主要 could mean a military position akin to what is now called a battalion commander. |
| Corsican | In Corsican, "primu" is cognate with Italian "primo" and Latin "primus" and can mean not only "prime" but also "first" or "main". |
| Croatian | Premijera, besides being borrowed from the English 'prime', also shares its origin with the English 'premier(e)', the Croatian word prvenac and the Russian премьера (premyera). |
| Czech | Czech "primární" comes from Latin "primus" and also means "first". |
| Danish | The word 'prime' can also refer to the time between noon and 6 pm in Danish. |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "prime" can mean both "prime number" and "early morning". |
| Esperanto | Ĉefa also relates to the prefix “ĉef-”, meaning “head”, and may also mean “main” in other contexts. |
| Estonian | The word "peamine" can also mean "principal" or "main". |
| Finnish | In Finnish, the word "prime" can also refer to a type of fish or a period of time in the afternoon where cows are let out to graze. |
| French | The word "premier" in French can also mean "first" or "chief". |
| Frisian | The word "prime" in Frisian may also mean "excellent" or "first-rate". |
| Galician | In Galician, the word "prime" also means "early" or "morning". |
| Georgian | The Georgian word "პრემიერ" is a loan word that came into Georgian from French in the 19th century and has multiple meanings, including “first”, “initial”, and “leading, main, chief, principal, or paramount”. |
| German | Die Etymologie von "Prime" auf Deutsch, "Prämie", stammt aus dem lateinischen "praemium" und bedeutet "Belohnung" oder "Preis". |
| Greek | The Greek word "πρωταρχικό" also means "elementary" or "fundamental". |
| Gujarati | The word "prime" originates from the Latin word "primus," meaning "first" or "chief" |
| Haitian Creole | The term 'premye' (prime) is also used in the context of 'the prime of life', referring to a period of flourishing. |
| Hausa | "Firayim" also means "the first in a series" or "the first of a kind" in Hausa. |
| Hawaiian | "Kuhina Nui" (prime) literally means "big chief" in Hawaiian. |
| Hebrew | "רִאשׁוֹנִי" can also mean "first" or "chief". |
| Hindi | प्रधान, meaning 'principal' or 'first', is derived from the Sanskrit root 'pra', meaning 'forth' or 'before'. |
| Hmong | The Hmong word "prime" ("prime") can also mean "first" or "first-rate". |
| Hungarian | The word "elsődleges" can also mean "primary" or "original" in Hungarian. |
| Icelandic | "Prime" in Icelandic can also refer to the first part of a psalm or hymn. |
| Igbo | "Praịm" in Igbo also refers to the first day of the month or a period that serves as a beginning. |
| Indonesian | The word "utama" derives from the Sanskrit word "uttama" meaning "chief", "best", or "first-rate". |
| Irish | The Irish word "príomha" can also mean "prime number" and "excellent". |
| Italian | "Primo" in Italian can also mean "cousin", "best friend" or "first-rate" depending on the context. |
| Japanese | "プライム" comes from the Japanese word "プライム・タイム" (prime time), which refers to the peak viewing hours for television programming. |
| Javanese | In Javanese, the word 'prima' is used to refer to both 'prime' and 'first', highlighting its dual meaning in the language. |
| Kannada | The word 'ಅವಿಭಾಜ್ಯ' (prime) is derived from the Sanskrit root 'vibhaja', meaning 'to divide', and the negative prefix 'a-', indicating 'not'. Thus, 'ಅವಿಭಾಜ್ಯ' literally means 'indivisible', referring to numbers that cannot be divided evenly by any other number except 1 and themselves. |
| Kazakh | Қарапайым (prime) also refers to ordinary, common objects or people. |
| Khmer | Prime minister derives from French “premier ministre”, meaning first minister, who is the head of government. |
| Korean | "초기" is cognate with Japanese "しょき" (shoki), both derived from Chinese "初起" (chūqǐ), meaning "beginning" or "initial". |
| Kurdish | *Serokwezîr* is the Kurdish word for "prime" in the sense of a prime number, but it also means "chief minister" or "grand vizier" in Persian and Turkish, and "prince" or "duke" in Arabic. |
| Kyrgyz | The word "негизги" can also mean "primary" or "basic" in Kyrgyz. |
| Latin | In Latin, "primus" translates to "first" and is also the origin of the English word "prime" used to reference the first or finest examples of something. |
| Latvian | Galvenā, in Latvian, is also used to refer to a main road or highway. |
| Lithuanian | Lithuanian "pagrindinis" also means "principal" or "main", like "pagrindinė mokykla" "elementary school" and "pagrindinė gatvė" "main street." |
| Luxembourgish | "Premier" also means "first", "principal", or "first minister" in Luxembourgish. |
| Macedonian | In the Macedonian language, the word "врвен" (prime) also refers to the first or best in a group of people. |
| Malagasy | "Indrindra" also refers to something of the first quality or something very good. |
| Malay | In Malay the term 'perdana' has multiple meanings, including 'first', 'chief', and 'prime'. |
| Malayalam | The word 'प्राइम' ('prime') is derived from the Latin word 'primus', meaning first or chief. |
| Maltese | In Maltese, "prim" can also refer to the first or best example of something, deriving from the Latin "primus" meaning "first". |
| Maori | In Māori, "pirimia" can also refer to a type of ceremonial chant or incantation. |
| Marathi | The Marathi word "प्राईम" is derived from the Sanskrit word "प्रथम" meaning "first" or "primary". |
| Mongolian | The word "үндсэн", meaning "prime," is derived from the Mongolian word "үнд" (meaning "root"). |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word "prime" in Myanmar can also mean "the best" or "the most important". |
| Nepali | "प्राइम" शब्द संस्कृत के "प्रथम" शब्द से आया है, जिसका अर्थ है "पहला" या "सबसे पहले"। |
| Norwegian | In Norwegian, "prime" can also mean "fine" or "excellent" in addition to its mathematical meaning. |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | In some situations, "chachikulu" also refers to the firstborn child. |
| Pashto | "لومړی" is also used when you want to refer to the first (ordinal number) person or place of something. |
| Persian | The Persian word "برتر" (prime) also means "better" or "superior" and derives from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰer- ("to carry, support"). |
| Polish | The word "główny" can also mean "main" or "head" in Polish. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | "Primo" can also mean "cousin" in Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil). |
| Punjabi | The Punjabi word ਪ੍ਰਾਈਮ (prime) can also refer to the first or initial part of something, such as the first chapter in a book or the first time of the day. |
| Romanian | In Romanian, the word "prim" can also mean "handsome" or "first". |
| Russian | The Russian word "премьер" can refer to a prime minister, a premiere, or a premier division in sports |
| Samoan | PalEMIA is derived from the English word 'prime', referring not only to a state but to the beginning of a new activity, a new month or year. |
| Scots Gaelic | The Gaelic word 'prìomh' derives from the Proto-Celtic word for 'first', and can also mean 'chief' or 'main' in some contexts. |
| Serbian | The word 'главни' ('prime') in Serbian can also mean 'chief' or 'main'. |
| Sesotho | The word pele also refers to the prime number |
| Shona | 'Prime' can also mean 'chief' in Shona. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | In Sinhala, the word "prime" can also refer to a "minister" or a "ruler". |
| Slovak | "Hlavný" also means "main" in Slovak, like in "hlavný vchod" (main entrance). |
| Slovenian | The word »prime« also means »the beginning of a period or event«, e.g. »prime minister«. |
| Somali | In Somali, the word "ra'iisul" also means "the sun". |
| Spanish | "Principal" also means "main, chief," or "most important" in Spanish, hence "principiante" (beginner) |
| Sundanese | The Sundanese word "perdana" also carries the connotation of "chief" or "principal". |
| Swahili | The word "mkuu" in Swahili also means "head of state" or "general of an army."} |
| Swedish | The word "främsta" is derived from the Old Norse word "fremstr", meaning "foremost" or "chief". |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "prime" can also mean "number one" or "most important". |
| Tajik | The word “sarvazir” is derived from the Persian word “sar” meaning “head” and “vzir” meaning “minister,” and also refers to the grand vizier, the chief minister in the court of a Muslim ruler. |
| Tamil | In Tamil, 'பிரதம' also refers to the 'chief' or 'principal' of a group or institution. |
| Telugu | The Telugu word "ప్రైమ్" can also refer to the first part of a compound word, the main part of something, or the beginning of a process. |
| Thai | The word "นายก" also means "chairperson" or "head of an organization". |
| Turkish | In Turkish, "önemli" also means "important" and "significant". |
| Ukrainian | The word прем'єрний is cognate with the English adjective "primary" and the noun "premiere." |
| Urdu | The Urdu word "اعظم" originates from an Arabic word that can also mean "extremely large" and "most important" |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word 'asosiy' can also refer to the main or principal part of something. |
| Vietnamese | The word "nguyên tố" in Vietnamese also means "element (of chemistry)" and comes from the Chinese "元素". |
| Welsh | Cysefin can also mean 'the best of' or 'first in importance', highlighting its significance beyond numerical precedence. |
| Xhosa | In Xhosa, "inkulumbuso" has two meanings: "prime" and "a young man who is not yet married." |
| Yiddish | In Yiddish, "הויפּט" not only means "prime", but also "main" or "chief". |
| Yoruba | 'Nomba' in Yoruba can also mean 'first in order of importance' or 'of the highest quality'. |
| Zulu | In Zulu, the word 'prime' can also refer to something that is in its early stages or beginning |
| English | "Prime" comes from the Latin word "primus," meaning "first" or "chief." |