| initial | adj of, at the beginning, awal, permulaan: the ~ expenses were heavy, perbelanjaan awalnya amat tinggi; the ~ stages, peringkat permulaan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| primary | 3. (of education) rendah: ~ school, sekolah rendah; ~ education, pendidikan awal: he had his ~ education in the village, dia mendapat pendidikan awalnya di kampung; ~ teacher, guru sekolah rendah; 4. (of bird’s flight feather) primer: ~ feather, bulu primer; 5. (of raw materials, their production) utama: rubber and palm oil are two of Malaysia’s main ~ products, getah dan kelapa sawit ialah dua drpd keluaran utama Malaysia; Minister of P~ Industry, Menteri Perusahaan Utama; 6. (tech) primer: ~ bond, ikatan primer; ~ derivative, terbitan primer; ~ mineral, galian primer; ~ current, arus primer; 7. (of forest) asal, primer: ~ forest, | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| primary | adj 1. first in importance, chief, utama: lack of iron is the ~ cause of anaemia, kekurangan zat besi ialah sebab utama berlakunya penyakit anaemia; the government’s ~ task is to curb inflation, tugas utama kerajaan ialah membendung inflasi; 2. first, earliest in time sequence, awal: the woman’s breast cancer was diagnosed in its ~ stage, penyakit barah buah dada wanita itu dikesan pd peringkat awalnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |