Urdu

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्राचीन (prācī́na) (with the sense "old" from Classical Sanskrit).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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پْراچِین (prācīn) (indeclinable, Hindi spelling प्राचीन) (formal)

  1. ancient, old[1]
    Synonyms: پرانا, پراتن, قدیم
  2. facing the east, eastward, eastern
    Synonym: مشرقی

Further reading

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  1. ^ “English to Urdu Meaning of primordial - پراچین”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)[1], 2023 July 23, archived from the original on 2023-07-23
  • پراچین”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.