Ladino edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

מילדאר (Hebrew spelling, Latin spelling meldar)

  1. to read

Noun edit

מילדאר m (Hebrew spelling, Latin spelling meldar)

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

Derived terms edit

References edit

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