primal

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin primalis, from Latin primus (“first”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɹaɪməl/
• Rhymes: -aɪməl

Adjective

primal (not comparable)

1. Being the first in time or in history.

   primal man

2. Of greatest importance; primary.
3. (meat trade) Being one of the pieces of meat initially separated from the carcass during butchering, prior to division into smaller cuts.

Synonyms

• (first in time or history): aboriginal, primaeval/primeval, primordial
• (of greatest importance): primary

Derived terms

• primal therapist
• primal therapy
• primality
• primally

Translations

Being the first in time, or history

• Finnish: alkukantainen (fi)
• Galician: primeiro
• Maori: taketake
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Russian: перви́чный (ru) (pervíčnyj), изнача́льный (ru) (iznačálʹnyj)
• Spanish: primer (es)

Being of greatest importance; primary

• Finnish: tärkein (fi), perus- (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Hungarian: elsődleges (hu)

Noun

primal (plural primals)

1. A primal cut (of meat).

References

• Primal cut on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• imparl