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Mudar


Mu′dar

,
Noun.
[Hind.
madār
.]
(Bot.)
Either one of two asclepiadaceous shrubs (
Calotropis gigantea
, and
Calotropis procera
), which furnish a strong and valuable fiber. The acrid milky juice is used medicinally.
[Also spelled
madar
and
muddar
.]

Definition 2024


mudar

mudar

English

Noun

mudar (plural mudars)

  1. Either of two milkweed-like shrubs, which yield a strong fibre and an acrid milky juice used medicinally:
    1. Calotropis gigantea
    2. Calotropis procera

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Asturian

Etymology

From Latin mūtāre, present active infinitive of mūtō.

Verb

mudar (first-person singular indicative present mudo, past participle mudáu)

  1. to move (to change residence)

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin mūtāre, present active infinitive of mūtō.

Verb

mudar (first-person singular present mudo, past participle mudat)

  1. change
  2. move from one home to another
  3. dress very well

Conjugation


Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese mudar, from Latin mūtāre, present active infinitive of mūtō.

Pronunciation

  • (Paulista) IPA(key): /mu.ˈda(ɹ)/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /mu.ˈda(ɻ)/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mu.ˈðaɾ/

Verb

mudar (first-person singular present indicative mudo, past participle mudado)

  1. to change (to become or cause to become something different)
    Mudei os meus planos.
    I changed my plans.
  2. (chiefly reflexive) to move, to relocate
    Eles mudaram-se de casa.
    They moved house.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:mudar.

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *mǫdrъ. Cognate with Greek μαθαίνω (mathaíno), German munter, and Czech moudrý.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mǔːdar/
  • Hyphenation: mu‧dar

Adjective

múdar (definite mȗdrī, comparative mudriji, Cyrillic spelling му́дар)

  1. wise

Declension


Spanish

Etymology 1

From Latin mutāre, present active infinitive of mūtō.

Verb

mudar (first-person singular present mudo, first-person singular preterite mudé, past participle mudado)

  1. to change, to alter, to vary
  2. to convert
  3. to move, to relocate, to move to a new house
  4. to shed, to molt
  5. to change clothes
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Etymology 2

Hindi [script needed] madār

Noun

mudar m (plural mudares)

  1. crown flower (Calotropis gigantea)