namaskara

Indonesian

a namaskara gesture.

Etymology

From Sanskrit नमस्कार (namaskāra, “respectful greeting”), a compound of नमस् (namas, “bow, obeisance”) +‎ कार (kāra, “action”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [na.masˈka.ra]
• Hyphenation: na‧mas‧ka‧ra

Noun

namaskara (first-person possessive namaskaraku, second-person possessive namaskaramu, third-person possessive namaskaranya)

1. (archaeology) position in which one puts one's hands together and bows slightly as greeting.

Further reading

• “namaskara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.