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namaskar

Pronunciation: /naməˈskɑː/

The English word “namaskar” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. The use of the greeting in which one puts one's hands together and bows slightly; greeting with a namaste.

Etymology

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

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