namaskarn.

Brit.

/naməˈskɑː/,

/nʌməˈskɑː/, U.S.

/ˌnəməˈskɑr/

Forms: 1900s– namashkar, 1900s– namaskaar, 1900s– namaskar, 1900s– namaskara, 1900s– namaskaram.

Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit namaskāra.

Etymology: < Sanskrit namaskāra < namas (see namaste n.) + kāra making, doing (with elision of the final vowel reflecting colloquial South Asian pronunciation) < kṛ- to make (see karma n.).In form namashkar reflecting Bengali pronunciation; in form namaskaram reflecting the Tamil equivalent.

The action or practice of greeting someone with a gesture of namaste.

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the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] > greeting or salutation > gesture > oriental or Indian

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salaaming1816

pranam1845

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namaste1948

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1887 E. Arnold Lotus & Jewel 48 I make namaskar with a grateful heart.

1930 C. Parsons Mysore City 88 Indian girls..making the silent and beautiful salutation of the ‘namaskāra’—folded hands and bent head and bowing figure.

1948 U.N. World (N.Y.) Apr. 35 One by one they filed past, some doing namaskar (hands placed together in an attitude of prayer), others bowing low.

1967 R. Singha & R. Massey Indian Dances iii. 44 Indians always use joined palms for the namashkar, that is, when they greet anyone, but the position in which they are held indicates the status of the person greeted.

1972 ‘E. Peters’ Death to Landlords! viii. 113 Priya offered her namaskar shyly.

1985 K. Spink tr. D. Lapierre City of Joy i. xiii. 72 You better salute him with your most respectful namaskar.

1992 S. Tharoor Show Business (1995) iii. 157 The show is over, and Ashok is standing, palms joined in respectful namaskar.

1998 Herald Sun (Durham, N. Carolina) (Nexis) 3 Aug. b 6 Before beginning her series of nine dances, she will pay respect again, or give namaskaram, to the artists who are playing the music for her performance.

2001 Hindu (Nexis) 20 June The Prime Minister greeted the presspersons with a ‘namaskar’ and a broad smile.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	namaskar
释义	namaskarn. Brit. /naməˈskɑː/, /nʌməˈskɑː/, U.S. /ˌnəməˈskɑr/ Forms: 1900s– namashkar, 1900s– namaskaar, 1900s– namaskar, 1900s– namaskara, 1900s– namaskaram. Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit namaskāra. Etymology: < Sanskrit namaskāra < namas (see namaste n.) + kāra making, doing (with elision of the final vowel reflecting colloquial South Asian pronunciation) < kṛ- to make (see karma n.).In form namashkar reflecting Bengali pronunciation; in form namaskaram reflecting the Tamil equivalent. The action or practice of greeting someone with a gesture of namaste. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] > greeting or salutation > gesture > oriental or Indian salaam1613 salaaming1816 pranam1845 namaskar1887 namaste1948 wai1966 1887 E. Arnold Lotus & Jewel 48 I make namaskar with a grateful heart. 1930 C. Parsons Mysore City 88 Indian girls..making the silent and beautiful salutation of the ‘namaskāra’—folded hands and bent head and bowing figure. 1948 U.N. World (N.Y.) Apr. 35 One by one they filed past, some doing namaskar (hands placed together in an attitude of prayer), others bowing low. 1967 R. Singha & R. Massey Indian Dances iii. 44 Indians always use joined palms for the namashkar, that is, when they greet anyone, but the position in which they are held indicates the status of the person greeted. 1972 ‘E. Peters’ Death to Landlords! viii. 113 Priya offered her namaskar shyly. 1985 K. Spink tr. D. Lapierre City of Joy i. xiii. 72 You better salute him with your most respectful namaskar. 1992 S. Tharoor Show Business (1995) iii. 157 The show is over, and Ashok is standing, palms joined in respectful namaskar. 1998 Herald Sun (Durham, N. Carolina) (Nexis) 3 Aug. b 6 Before beginning her series of nine dances, she will pay respect again, or give namaskaram, to the artists who are playing the music for her performance. 2001 Hindu (Nexis) 20 June The Prime Minister greeted the presspersons with a ‘namaskar’ and a broad smile. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1887
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