namaste
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit नमस्ते (namaste), from नमस् (námas, “bow, obeisance, reverential salutation”), and ते (te, “to you”),[1] from Proto-Indo-Iranian *námas (“to bow, prostrate”). Compare Persian نماز (namâz).
Pronunciation
Interjection
namaste
- Literally "I bow to you"; used as a greeting or acknowledgement of the equality of all, which pays honor to the sacredness of all.
- 2013, Susan Clare, Namaste Baby: A Journey to Surrogacy in India, Troubador Publishing Ltd →ISBN, page 241
- I shuffled from one foot to the other outside the room, as I delayed going in. Finally, I took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, and knocked on the door. 'Come in.' It seemed that Vimla was expecting me. 'Namaste.' She said, and gestured for me to ...
- 2013, Susan Clare, Namaste Baby: A Journey to Surrogacy in India, Troubador Publishing Ltd →ISBN, page 241
Noun
namaste (plural namastes)
- The traditional greeting when saying the word namaste, with folded hands and a slight bow.
- In yoga, the pose associated with this word, usually with the flat hands held palms together, fingers up, in front of the heart and a slight bow.
Translations
a greeting
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Verb
namaste (third-person singular simple present namastes, present participle namasteing, simple past and past participle namasted)
- (intransitive) To utter "namaste".
- The yoga instructor namasted, and the class began.
Related terms
See also
References
- ^ Namaste, Oxford English Dictionary, Draft Revision June 2003.
Anagrams
Portuguese
Interjection
namaste
- Alternative form of namastê
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