| beginning | n 1. start, commencement, permulaan: the ~ of change, permulaan arus perubahan; 2. first part, bahagian /permulaan, awal/: the ~ of the play was very boring, bahagian permulaan drama itu sangat membosankan; 3. starting point, permulaan: the arrival of swallows heralds the ~ of summer, ketibaan burung layang-layang menandakan permulaan musim panas; 4. (also in pl) origin, permulaan: the ~ of the new trend is related to the changing structure of capitalism, permulaan aliran yg baru itu berhubung dgn struktur kapitalisme yg berubah-ubah; from a modest ~ the company has become a giant concern, dr permulaan yg sederhana, syarikat itu menjadi syarikat raksasa; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| elementary | adj 1. introductory, permulaan: some ~ exercises for the piano, latihan-latihan permulaan utk belajar bermain piano; ~ grammar, tatabahasa permulaan; 2. fundamental, asas: ~ knowledge, pengetahuan asas; 3. simple, mudah: this question is very ~, soalan ini mudah sekali; 4. (math) permulaan: ~ function, fungsi permulaan; 5. seeELEMENTAL (sense 2.); 6. see ELEMENTAL (sense 3.); 7. of,pertaining to elementary school, sekolah rendah: ~ teachers, guru sekolah rendah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| start | 3. starting place of race etc, garis permulaan; 4. first part of st, permulaan; (book, film, etc) bahagian permulaan: the ~ of the journey was not eventful at all, tdk ada peristiwa menarik sama sekali pd permulaan perjalanan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| start | 2. time at which st begins, /waktu, tarikh/ permulaan: the ~ of the financial year, tarikh permulaan tahun kewangan; the ~ of the marathon was fixed for 6.00 a.m., waktu permulaan maraton itu ditetapkan pd pukul 6.00 pagi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| prelude | n 1. preceding event, occurrence, etc, permulaan: the artillery barrage, that was a ~ to the attack, tembakan bertubi-tubi pasukan meriam yg merupakan permulaan kpd serangan yg akan dilancarkan; the widespread fighting in the streets is a ~ to more serious trouble, pergaduhan yg berleluasa di jalan raya merupakan permulaan pergaduhan yg lebih besar; 2. (mus) pendahuluan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| initial | adj of, at the beginning, awal, permulaan: the ~ expenses were heavy, perbelanjaan awalnya amat tinggi; the ~ stages, peringkat permulaan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| starter | for ~s, (colloq) utk permulaan: I’ve transferred the amount into your account. And that’s just for ~s, saya telah memindahkan sejumlah wang ke dlm akaun saudara. Dan itu hanyalah utk permulaan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| embryonic | adj 1. of, rel to an embryo, embrionik; 2. rudimentary, dlm peringkat /belum jadi, permulaan/: an ~ plan, rancangan peringkat permulaan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| growing pains | n 1. sakit-sakit sendi (krn hendak membesar); 2. (fig.) masalah peringkat permulaan: the car industry is still suffering from its ~, industri kereta masih lagi menghadapi masalah peringkat permulaan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| germinal | adj 1. of, rel to germ or germ cell, germinal; 2. (fml) in earliest stage of development, permulaan: a ~ idea, gagasan permulaan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |