Cantillate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæntɪlˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐpˈanɪdʒɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐpˈanɪdʒɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæntɪlˌeɪt/.

Examples

The rabbi chanted a prayer

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

intone intonate chant

Parts of Speech

verb	recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm “The rabbi chanted a prayer”

Word Forms

chant	noun	a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone
chanter	noun	reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played
chanting	noun	the act of singing in a monotonous tone
intonation	noun	rise and fall of the voice pitch
cantillation	noun	liturgical chanting

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kantillieren

mit musikalischer Intonation rezitieren; als Gesang oder Psalm rezitieren

🇫🇷French

cantiller

réciter avec une intonation musicale ; réciter comme un chant ou un psaume

🇪🇸Spanish

cantillar

recitar con entonación musical; recitar como un canto o un salmo

🇮🇹Italian

cantillare

recitare con intonazione musicale; recitare come un canto o un salmo

🇳🇱Dutch

zingen

reciteren met muzikale intonatie; reciteren als een gezang of een psalm

🇵🇹Portuguese

cantilar

recitar com entonação musical; recitar como um canto ou um salmo

🇷🇺Russian

кантилировать

читать с музыкальной интонацией; читать как пение или псалом

India

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্যান্টিলেট

বাদ্যযন্ত্রের সাথে আবৃত্তি করা; একটি জপ বা একটি গীত হিসাবে আবৃত্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

கேண்டிலேட்

இசை ஒலியுடன் ஓதவும்; ஒரு மந்திரமாக அல்லது ஒரு சங்கீதமாக சொல்லுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

కాంటిలేట్

సంగీత స్వరంతో పఠించండి; శ్లోకం లేదా కీర్తనగా పఠించండి

🇮🇳Gujarati

કેન્ટિલેટ

સંગીતના સ્વર સાથે પાઠ કરો; મંત્ર અથવા ગીત તરીકે પાઠ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಯಾಂಟಿಲೇಟ್

ಸಂಗೀತ ಸ್ವರದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಪಠಿಸಿ; ಪಠಣ ಅಥವಾ ಕೀರ್ತನೆಯಾಗಿ ಪಠಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാൻ്റിലേറ്റ്

സംഗീത സ്വരത്തിൽ ചൊല്ലുക; ഒരു കീർത്തനമോ സങ്കീർത്തനമോ ആയി ചൊല്ലുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

颂歌

用音乐声调背诵；以圣歌或诗篇的形式背诵

🇯🇵Japanese

カンチレートする

音楽的なイントネーションで暗唱する。聖歌または詩篇として朗読する

🇰🇷Korean

영창 하다

음악적 억양으로 낭송하다; 성가나 시편으로 낭송하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đúc hẫng

đọc thuộc lòng với ngữ điệu âm nhạc; đọc thuộc lòng như một bài thánh ca hoặc một thánh vịnh

🇹🇭Thai

แคนทิลเลต

ท่องด้วยเสียงดนตรี จงท่องเป็นบทสวดหรือสดุดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyanyi

melafalkan dengan intonasi musik; dibacakan sebagai nyanyian atau mazmur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نشيد

يتلو بالتنغيم الموسيقي؛ يتلو على شكل ترنيمة أو مزمور

🇮🇷Persian

طناب

تلاوت با لحن موسیقی؛ به عنوان نغمه یا مزمور بخوانید

🇹🇷Turkish

terennüm etmek

müzikal tonlamayla okuyun; ilahi veya mezmur olarak oku

🇮🇱Hebrew

לזוז

לדקלם באינטונציה מוזיקלית; לקרוא כמזמור או מזמור

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