| primeval | adj 1. belonging to the earliest period in history, (of animal) purbakala; (of forest, rocks, etc) asal: huge ~ beast, haiwan purbakala yg sangat besar; 2. (of feelings, emotions) instinctive, primitif: such events are likely to arouse ~ passions, peristiwa-peristiwa itu nampaknya akan membangkitkan keghairahan primitif. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ancient | adj 1. of early origin, kuno, purba, purbakala: ~ customs, adat-adat kuno; ~ artefacts, artifak purba; 2. very old, a. (of person) sangat tua; b. (of thing) sangat lama: this is a very ~ house, rumah ini sangat lama; c. (of tree) sangat tua; an ~ oak tree, pokok oak yg sangat tua; 3. (esp rel to period before the fall of Western Roman Empirei) kuno, purba, purbakala: ~ Greek philosophers, ahli falsafah Yunani kuno; literature both ~ and modern, kesusasteraan purba dan moden; ~ history, a. sejarah /purba, kuno, purbakala/; b. (fig.) cerita /lama, basi/; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| archaic | n 1. ancient, kuno, purbakala: examples of ~ Egyptian art, contoh-contoh seni kuno Mesir; 2. antiquated, ketinggalan zaman: his attitude towards women is positively ~, sikapnya thdp wanita betul-betul ketinggalan zaman; 3. (of words, vocabulary, etc) kuno. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| deface | vt merosakkan, mencacati: ancient statues ~d by poor restoration work, patung-patung purbakala yg dirosakkan oleh kerja pemulihan yg tdk sempurna; the weather had ~d the inscription, cuaca telah mencacati inskripsi itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |