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词汇 namaste
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Definition of namaste in English:

namaste

exclamation ˈnʌməsteɪˈnäməˌstā
Indian
  • A respectful greeting said when giving a namaskar.

    行合十礼时表示敬意的用语有礼了!

    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.

    行合十礼时表示敬意的用语有礼了!

    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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