Etymology

namaskar

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Today it means: The use of the greeting in which one puts one's hands together and bows slightly; greeting with a namaste. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Sanskrit नमस्कार
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromनमस्कार
  2. English todaynamaskar

Borrowed from Sanskrit नमस्कार (namaskāra), from नमस् (namas, “bow, obeisance”) + कार (kāra, “action”).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. The use of the greeting in which one puts one's hands together and bows slightly; greeting with a namaste.

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