Prathamika, Prāthamika: 12 definitions
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Prathamika means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Prathmik.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryprāthamika (प्राथमिक).—a S First, primary, the earliest or foremost.
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prāthamikā (प्राथमिका).—f S The index or forefinger.
Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-Englishprāthamika (प्राथमिक).—a Primary.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPrāthamika (प्राथमिक).—a. (-kī f.)
1) Primary, first. initial.
2) Former, previous.
3) Happening for the first time.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrāthamika (प्राथमिक).—mfn.
(-kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) First, of the first, initial, initiative. E. prathama, and ṭhañ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrāthamika (प्राथमिक).—i. e. prathama + ika, adj. First, initial, [Vedāntasāra, (in my Chrestomathy.)] in
Prāthamika (प्राथमिक).—[adjective] primary, first.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrāthamika (प्राथमिक):—[from prāthamakalpika] mf(ī)n. ([from] prathama) belonging or relating to the first, occurring or happening for the first time, primary, initial, previous etc., [Taittirīya-prātiśākhya; Vedāntasāra; Manvarthamuktāvalī, kullūka bhaṭṭa’s Commentary on manu-smṛti]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryPrāthamika (प्राथमिक):—[(kaḥ-kī-kaṃ) a.] First, initial.
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPrāthamika (प्राथमिक) [Also spelled prathmik]:—(a) primary; elementary; having precedence; —[upacāra/cikitsā] first aid; —[śikṣā] primary education.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusPrāthamika (ಪ್ರಾಥಮಿಕ):—
1) [adjective] first in time or order of development; primary.
2) [adjective] from which others are derived; fundamental; elemental; basic; primary.
3) [adjective] of or in the first stage of a sequence; elementary; primary.
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Prāthamika (ಪ್ರಾಥಮಿಕ):—[noun] a man who took primary, initial steps in doing, establishing something.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Prathamika-kala, Prathamika-udyoga, Prathamika-upacara-bakasa, Prathamikata, Prathamikata-suci.
Ends with: Ahamprathamika, Ahaprathamika, Purvaprathamika.
Full-text: Piratamikar, Prathamika-upacara-bakasa, Prathmik.
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