Synonyms: chief, major, principal, dominant, key, peak, prime, senior, staple, premier
| Part of speech | adjective |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /meɪ̯n/ |
| Hyphenation | main |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑥𐑲𐑯 |
| Afrikaans | hoofsaaklik |
|---|---|
| Albanian | kryesor |
| Catalan | principal |
| Dutch | hoofd‐; voornaamste |
| Esperanto | ĉefa |
| Faeroese | týðandi; høvuðs‐; aðal‐ |
| French | dominant; principal |
| German | Haupt‐; hauptsächlich |
| Jamaican Patois | mien |
| Low German | höyvd‐ |
| Papiamento | prinsipal |
| Polish | główny |
| Portuguese | básico; capital; principal |
| Saterland Frisian | Haud‐; Hööft‐; haudseekelk; hööftseekelk |
| Spanish | principal |
| Tagalog | punò |
| Turkish | ana |
| Welsh | prif |
| West Frisian | haad‐ |