Definition of namaste in English:

namaste

exclamation ˈnʌməsteɪˈnäməˌstā

Indian

A respectful greeting said when giving a namaskar.
Example sentencesExamples
- The standard greeting in Fiji Hindi is ‘namaste’.
- The waiter gives the usual response, ‘Namaste, namaste,’ his hands joined in silent prayer, his head bowed in traditional deference.
- The customary greeting is to press one's palms together in front of the chest and say ‘namaste’.

noun ˈnʌməsteɪˈnäməˌstā

Indian

another term for namaskar
Example sentencesExamples
- The old stationmaster greeted her with a namaste and offered her a cup of tea.
- Her hands still folded in a namaste, Lakshmi, whose husband has been out of a job for the last five years, keeps gazing down the road even after Sonia's convoy is out of sight.
- He stands listening quietly to another music of his own world, shyly doing a namaste or shaking hands and looking embarrassed if called upon to respond.
- Or the leader you have been watching all the while on the idiot box, with his trademark election smile and hands joined in a namaste.
- The namaste gesture bespeaks our inner valuing of the sacredness of all.
- In India or Thailand, the preferred greeting is not the handshake, but the namaste - hands with palms together under chin area (as if in prayer) with a slight bow of the head.

Origin

Via Hindi from Sanskrit namas 'bowing' + te 'to you'.

Definition of namaste in US English:

namaste

exclamationˈnäməˌstā

A respectful greeting said when giving a namaskar.
Example sentencesExamples
- The standard greeting in Fiji Hindi is ‘namaste’.
- The customary greeting is to press one's palms together in front of the chest and say ‘namaste’.
- The waiter gives the usual response, ‘Namaste, namaste,’ his hands joined in silent prayer, his head bowed in traditional deference.

nounˈnäməˌstā

another term for namaskar
Example sentencesExamples
- He stands listening quietly to another music of his own world, shyly doing a namaste or shaking hands and looking embarrassed if called upon to respond.
- Or the leader you have been watching all the while on the idiot box, with his trademark election smile and hands joined in a namaste.
- The old stationmaster greeted her with a namaste and offered her a cup of tea.
- In India or Thailand, the preferred greeting is not the handshake, but the namaste - hands with palms together under chin area (as if in prayer) with a slight bow of the head.
- Her hands still folded in a namaste, Lakshmi, whose husband has been out of a job for the last five years, keeps gazing down the road even after Sonia's convoy is out of sight.
- The namaste gesture bespeaks our inner valuing of the sacredness of all.

Origin

Via Hindi from Sanskrit namas ‘bowing’ + te ‘to you’.

单词	namaste
释义	Definition of namaste in English: namaste exclamation ˈnʌməsteɪˈnäməˌstā Indian A respectful greeting said when giving a namaskar. Example sentencesExamples The standard greeting in Fiji Hindi is ‘namaste’. The waiter gives the usual response, ‘Namaste, namaste,’ his hands joined in silent prayer, his head bowed in traditional deference. The customary greeting is to press one's palms together in front of the chest and say ‘namaste’. noun ˈnʌməsteɪˈnäməˌstā Indian another term for namaskar Example sentencesExamples The old stationmaster greeted her with a namaste and offered her a cup of tea. Her hands still folded in a namaste, Lakshmi, whose husband has been out of a job for the last five years, keeps gazing down the road even after Sonia's convoy is out of sight. He stands listening quietly to another music of his own world, shyly doing a namaste or shaking hands and looking embarrassed if called upon to respond. Or the leader you have been watching all the while on the idiot box, with his trademark election smile and hands joined in a namaste. The namaste gesture bespeaks our inner valuing of the sacredness of all. In India or Thailand, the preferred greeting is not the handshake, but the namaste - hands with palms together under chin area (as if in prayer) with a slight bow of the head. Origin Via Hindi from Sanskrit namas 'bowing' + te 'to you'. Definition of namaste in US English: namaste exclamationˈnäməˌstā A respectful greeting said when giving a namaskar. Example sentencesExamples The standard greeting in Fiji Hindi is ‘namaste’. The customary greeting is to press one's palms together in front of the chest and say ‘namaste’. The waiter gives the usual response, ‘Namaste, namaste,’ his hands joined in silent prayer, his head bowed in traditional deference. nounˈnäməˌstā another term for namaskar Example sentencesExamples He stands listening quietly to another music of his own world, shyly doing a namaste or shaking hands and looking embarrassed if called upon to respond. Or the leader you have been watching all the while on the idiot box, with his trademark election smile and hands joined in a namaste. The old stationmaster greeted her with a namaste and offered her a cup of tea. In India or Thailand, the preferred greeting is not the handshake, but the namaste - hands with palms together under chin area (as if in prayer) with a slight bow of the head. Her hands still folded in a namaste, Lakshmi, whose husband has been out of a job for the last five years, keeps gazing down the road even after Sonia's convoy is out of sight. The namaste gesture bespeaks our inner valuing of the sacredness of all. Origin Via Hindi from Sanskrit namas ‘bowing’ + te ‘to you’.
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