Primitive in Malayalam
There is no single entry here for primitive standing alone. അപരിഷ്കൃത വര്ഗ്ഗങ്ങള് (aparishkrutha v) is the phrase used for primitive or uncivilised tribes, its first word meaning unrefined, and ആദിമകല (aadimakala) names primitive art as a category.
അപരിഷ്കൃത വര്ഗ്ഗങ്ങള് (aparishkrutha v)
Barbarian tribes, primitive tribes.
അപരിഷ്കൃത വര്ഗ്ഗങ്ങള് കാട്ടിൽ ജീവിച്ചിരുന്നു.
aparishkrutha varggangal kaattil jeevichirunnu
Primitive tribes used to live in the forest.
All Malayalam words for “primitive”
- അപരിഷ്കൃത വര്ഗ്ഗങ്ങള് (aparishkrutha v) — Barbarian tribes, primitive tribes.
- ആദിമകല (aadimakala) — Primitive art.
The two phrases pull in different directions: the first judges, calling something unrefined, while the second only says earliest or original. Pick by which sense of primitive you mean.
Common questions
How do you say primitive in Malayalam?
Inside a phrase: അപരിഷ്കൃത വര്ഗ്ഗങ്ങള് (aparishkrutha v) for primitive tribes, ആദിമകല (aadimakala) for primitive art.
Is primitive always a put down in Malayalam?
In അപരിഷ്കൃത വര്ഗ്ഗങ്ങള് (aparishkrutha v) it is, since that word means unrefined. The earliest sense in ആദിമകല (aadimakala) is neutral.