namaste

Namaste is a salutation in the Hindu culture to express a polite and peaceful hello or goodbye.

(noun)

  1. An example of namaste is in the phrase, "Namaste my friend. See you tomorrow."
  2. An example of namaste is placing the palms together with your thumbs against your chest and bowing your head.

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See namaste in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a Hindu gesture of salutation made by placing the palms together, thumbs against the chest, and bowing the head slightly

Origin: Hindi < Sans námas-, a bow < IE base *nem-, to bend, bow

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