מילדאר

Ladino

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek μελετάω (meletáo, “to study”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɛldˈaɾ/

Verb

מילדאר (Hebrew spelling, Latin spelling meldar)

  1. to read

Noun

מילדאר m (Hebrew spelling, Latin spelling meldar)

  1. ceremonial reading or religious study; particularly reading of memorial prayer for the dead

Derived terms
  • מילדאדו (meldado, “a religious ceremony for the soul of the dead”)
  • מילדאהון (meldahon, “learned, erudite, scholar, bookworm”)

References
  1. Lily Kahn with Aaron D. Rubin (2016) chapter 8, in Handbook of Jewish Languages, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 196
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