meldar

Derived from Medieval Latin meletō, from Ancient Greek μελετάω (meletáō). Cognate with Catalan maldar (“to make an effort”).^[1]

• IPA^(key): /mɛldˈaɾ/

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meldar (Hebrew spelling מילדאר)^[2]

1. (transitive) to read

   Synonym: leer

   • 1992, Aki Yerushalayim‎^[1], numbers 45–48, page 58:

     Este viejo ke tenia los vistidos rotos i suzios vino i se asento enfrente de Sarika, kito de su djep un jurnal amariyo kon manchas de azeyte i se metio a meldarlo sin darle importansa.

     This old man wearing torn and dirty clothes came and sat down in front of Sarika, taking a yellow, oil-stained journal out of his pocket, and it was put down for reading without specifying its importance.

2. (transitive) to study (at a certain school)

   Synonym: estudiar

   El meldó en el Saint-Joseph.

   He studied at Saint-Joseph.

meldar m (Hebrew spelling מילדאר)

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

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