Namaste Definition
nŭməs-tā
interjection
Used especially among Hindus to express a polite or respectful greeting or farewell.
American Heritage
Used when making the namaskar gesture.
Webster's New World
noun
Webster's New World
The traditional greeting when saying the word namaste with folded hands and a slight bow.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Namaste
Noun
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namaste
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namastesOrigin of Namaste
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Ultimately (via Hindi, Punjabi, and other South Asian languages) from Sanskrit namas te obeisance to you namaḥ homage, obeisance nem- in Indo-European roots te enclitic second person sing. genitive and dative pron. tu- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Sanskrit नमस्ते (namaste), from नमस् (námas, “bow, obeisance, reverential salutation"), and ते (te, “to you"), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *namas- (“to bow, prostrate"). Compare Persian نماز (namâz).
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