NAMASTE

Etymology

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.

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.

Verb

namaste (third-person singular simple present namastes, present participle namasteing, simple past and past participle namasted)

(intransitive) To utter "namaste".

Anagrams

• Amantes, Amentas, Eastman, Eatmans, Smetana, smetana

Source: Wiktionary



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