प्राथमिक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्राथमिक (prāthamika); equivalent to प्रथम (pratham) +‎ -इक (-ik).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /pɾɑːt̪ʰ.mɪk/, [pɾäːt̪ʰ.mɪk]

Adjective

प्राथमिक • (prāthmik) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling پراتھمک)

1. primary, important

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “प्राथमिक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. “Sea of Hindi words”] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha, page 3229
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “प्राथमिक”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House, page 469
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “प्राथमिक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 669
• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “प्राथमिक”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons, page 414.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्राथमिक (prāthamika). By surface analysis, प्रथम (pratham) +‎ -इक (-ik)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾat̪ʰ.mik/, [pɾat̪ʰ.miːk]
• Hyphenation: प्राथ‧मिक
• Rhymes: -ik

Adjective

प्राथमिक • (prāthamik) (indeclinable)

1. primary, foremost, most important

   Antonyms: दुय्यम (duyyam), गौण (gauṇ)

   चांगले आरोग्य ही प्रत्येक व्यक्तीची प्राथमिक गरज आहे.

   cāṅgle ārogya hī pratyek vyaktīcī prāthmik garaj āhe.

   Good health is a primary need of every person.

References

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• প্ৰাথমিক (Assamese script)
• ᬧ᭄ᬭᬵᬣᬫᬶᬓ (Balinese script)
• প্রাথমিক (Bengali script)
• 𑰢𑰿𑰨𑰯𑰞𑰦𑰰𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀧𑁆𑀭𑀸𑀣𑀫𑀺𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• ပြာထမိက (Burmese script)
• પ્રાથમિક (Gujarati script)
• ਪ੍ਰਾਥਮਿਕ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌪𑍍𑌰𑌾𑌥𑌮𑌿𑌕 (Grantha script)
• ꦥꦿꦴꦡꦩꦶꦏ (Javanese script)
• 𑂣𑂹𑂩𑂰𑂟𑂧𑂱𑂍 (Kaithi script)
• ಪ್ರಾಥಮಿಕ (Kannada script)
• ប្រាថមិក (Khmer script)
• ປ຺ຣາຖມິກ (Lao script)
• പ്രാഥമിക (Malayalam script)
• ᢒᡵᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡨᠠᠮᡳᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘢𑘿𑘨𑘰𑘞𑘦𑘱𑘎 (Modi script)
• ᢒᠷᠠᢗᠲᠠᠮᠢᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧂𑧠𑧈𑧑𑦾𑧆𑧒𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐥𑑂𑐬𑐵𑐠𑐩𑐶𑐎 (Newa script)
• ପ୍ରାଥମିକ (Odia script)
• ꢦ꣄ꢬꢵꢢꢪꢶꢒ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆥𑇀𑆫𑆳𑆡𑆩𑆴𑆑 (Sharada script)
• 𑖢𑖿𑖨𑖯𑖞𑖦𑖰𑖎 (Siddham script)
• ප්‍රාථමික (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩰 𑪙𑩼𑩛𑩬𑩴𑩑𑩜 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚞𑚶𑚤𑚭𑚚𑚢𑚮𑚊 (Takri script)
• ப்ராத²மிக (Tamil script)
• ప్రాథమిక (Telugu script)
• ปฺราถมิก (Thai script)
• པྲཱ་ཐ་མི་ཀ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒣𑓂𑒩𑒰𑒟𑒧𑒱𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨞𑩇𑨫𑨊𑨚𑨢𑨁𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From प्रथम (prathama, “first”) +‎ -इक (-ika).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /pɾɑː.tʰɐ.mi.kɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /pɾɑː.t̪ʰɐ.mi.kɐ/

Adjective

प्राथमिक • (prāthamika) stem

1. belonging or relating to the first, occurring or happening for the first time, primary, initial, previous

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of प्राथमिक

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	प्राथमिकः (prāthamikaḥ)	प्राथमिकौ (prāthamikau) प्राथमिका¹ (prāthamikā¹)	प्राथमिकाः (prāthamikāḥ) प्राथमिकासः¹ (prāthamikāsaḥ¹)
accusative	प्राथमिकम् (prāthamikam)	प्राथमिकौ (prāthamikau) प्राथमिका¹ (prāthamikā¹)	प्राथमिकान् (prāthamikān)
instrumental	प्राथमिकेन (prāthamikena)	प्राथमिकाभ्याम् (prāthamikābhyām)	प्राथमिकैः (prāthamikaiḥ) प्राथमिकेभिः¹ (prāthamikebhiḥ¹)
dative	प्राथमिकाय (prāthamikāya)	प्राथमिकाभ्याम् (prāthamikābhyām)	प्राथमिकेभ्यः (prāthamikebhyaḥ)
ablative	प्राथमिकात् (prāthamikāt)	प्राथमिकाभ्याम् (prāthamikābhyām)	प्राथमिकेभ्यः (prāthamikebhyaḥ)
genitive	प्राथमिकस्य (prāthamikasya)	प्राथमिकयोः (prāthamikayoḥ)	प्राथमिकानाम् (prāthamikānām)
locative	प्राथमिके (prāthamike)	प्राथमिकयोः (prāthamikayoḥ)	प्राथमिकेषु (prāthamikeṣu)
vocative	प्राथमिक (prāthamika)	प्राथमिकौ (prāthamikau) प्राथमिका¹ (prāthamikā¹)	प्राथमिकाः (prāthamikāḥ) प्राथमिकासः¹ (prāthamikāsaḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ī-stem declension of प्राथमिकी

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	प्राथमिकी (prāthamikī)	प्राथमिक्यौ (prāthamikyau) प्राथमिकी¹ (prāthamikī¹)	प्राथमिक्यः (prāthamikyaḥ) प्राथमिकीः¹ (prāthamikīḥ¹)
accusative	प्राथमिकीम् (prāthamikīm)	प्राथमिक्यौ (prāthamikyau) प्राथमिकी¹ (prāthamikī¹)	प्राथमिकीः (prāthamikīḥ)
instrumental	प्राथमिक्या (prāthamikyā)	प्राथमिकीभ्याम् (prāthamikībhyām)	प्राथमिकीभिः (prāthamikībhiḥ)
dative	प्राथमिक्यै (prāthamikyai)	प्राथमिकीभ्याम् (prāthamikībhyām)	प्राथमिकीभ्यः (prāthamikībhyaḥ)
ablative	प्राथमिक्याः (prāthamikyāḥ) प्राथमिक्यै² (prāthamikyai²)	प्राथमिकीभ्याम् (prāthamikībhyām)	प्राथमिकीभ्यः (prāthamikībhyaḥ)
genitive	प्राथमिक्याः (prāthamikyāḥ) प्राथमिक्यै² (prāthamikyai²)	प्राथमिक्योः (prāthamikyoḥ)	प्राथमिकीनाम् (prāthamikīnām)
locative	प्राथमिक्याम् (prāthamikyām)	प्राथमिक्योः (prāthamikyoḥ)	प्राथमिकीषु (prāthamikīṣu)
vocative	प्राथमिकि (prāthamiki)	प्राथमिक्यौ (prāthamikyau) प्राथमिकी¹ (prāthamikī¹)	प्राथमिक्यः (prāthamikyaḥ) प्राथमिकीः¹ (prāthamikīḥ¹)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of प्राथमिक

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	प्राथमिकम् (prāthamikam)	प्राथमिके (prāthamike)	प्राथमिकानि (prāthamikāni) प्राथमिका¹ (prāthamikā¹)
accusative	प्राथमिकम् (prāthamikam)	प्राथमिके (prāthamike)	प्राथमिकानि (prāthamikāni) प्राथमिका¹ (prāthamikā¹)
instrumental	प्राथमिकेन (prāthamikena)	प्राथमिकाभ्याम् (prāthamikābhyām)	प्राथमिकैः (prāthamikaiḥ) प्राथमिकेभिः¹ (prāthamikebhiḥ¹)
dative	प्राथमिकाय (prāthamikāya)	प्राथमिकाभ्याम् (prāthamikābhyām)	प्राथमिकेभ्यः (prāthamikebhyaḥ)
ablative	प्राथमिकात् (prāthamikāt)	प्राथमिकाभ्याम् (prāthamikābhyām)	प्राथमिकेभ्यः (prāthamikebhyaḥ)
genitive	प्राथमिकस्य (prāthamikasya)	प्राथमिकयोः (prāthamikayoḥ)	प्राथमिकानाम् (prāthamikānām)
locative	प्राथमिके (prāthamike)	प्राथमिकयोः (prāthamikayoḥ)	प्राथमिकेषु (prāthamikeṣu)
vocative	प्राथमिक (prāthamika)	प्राथमिके (prāthamike)	प्राथमिकानि (prāthamikāni) प्राथमिका¹ (prāthamikā¹)

• ¹Vedic