thog ma'i byed pa

first [RY]

at first, from the beginning, foremost, initially [RY]

in the beginning, at first, at the start, from the beginning, foremost, initially dang por [RY]

at 1st, in/ from the beginning, foremost, initially [IW]

in the beginning, at first, before, at the beginning of, prima facie, initially, at the beginning [JV]