"namaste" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /ˈnʌməsteɪ/ Audio: en-us-namaste.ogg [US]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नमस्ते (namaste, literally “salutation to you”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|sa|नमस्ते|lit=salutation to you}} Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नमस्ते (namaste, literally “salutation to you”) Head templates: {{en-interj}} namaste
  1. A greeting (only in Indian culture-related or New Age contexts and Indianized literature) Categories (topical): Greetings
    Sense id: en-namaste-en-intj-NY5nE7P9 Disambiguation of Greetings: 60 36 3 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 21 20 15

Noun

IPA: /ˈnʌməsteɪ/ Audio: en-us-namaste.ogg [US] Forms: namastes [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नमस्ते (namaste, literally “salutation to you”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|sa|नमस्ते|lit=salutation to you}} Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नमस्ते (namaste, literally “salutation to you”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} namaste (plural namastes)
  1. The traditional greeting when saying the word namaste, with folded hands and a slight bow. Translations (a greeting): ناماستي (Arabic), նամաստե (namaste) (Armenian), নমস্কাৰ (nomoskar) (Assamese), নমস্কার (nomoskar) (Bengali), nàmaste (Catalan), 那摩斯戴 (nàmósīdài) (Chinese Mandarin), namasté (Czech), namaste (Finnish), namasté (French), Namaste [neuter] (German), નમસ્તે (namaste) (Gujarati), नमस्ते (namaste) (Hindi), namaste (Italian), namasté (Italian), namastèe (Italian), namaskar (Italian), ナマステ (namasute) (Japanese), ನಮಸ್ತೆ (namaste) (Kannada), 나마스테 (namaseute) (Korean), നമസ്തേ (namastē) (Malayalam), नमस्ते (namaste) (Marathi), नमस्ते (namaste) (Nepali), namaste (Norwegian), نمسته (namaste) (Persian), namaste (Polish), namastê (Portuguese), namaste (Portuguese), ਨਮਸਤੇ (namsate) [Gurmukhi] (Punjabi), نمستے (namaste) [Shahmukhi] (Punjabi), namaste (Romanian), намастэ́ (namastɛ́) [neuter] (Russian), намасте́ (namastɛ́) [neuter] (Russian), नमस्ते (namaste) (Sanskrit), namasté (Spanish), námaste (Spanish), namaste (Swedish), நமஸ்தே (namastē) (Tamil), నమస్తే (namastē) (Telugu), نمستے (namaste) (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-namaste-en-noun-JXuw12iP Disambiguation of 'a greeting': 92 8
  2. 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.
    Sense id: en-namaste-en-noun-3CH5dwbt

Verb

IPA: /ˈnʌməsteɪ/ Audio: en-us-namaste.ogg [US] Forms: namastes [present, singular, third-person], namasteing [participle, present], namasted [participle, past], namasted [past]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नमस्ते (namaste, literally “salutation to you”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|sa|नमस्ते|lit=salutation to you}} Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नमस्ते (namaste, literally “salutation to you”) Head templates: {{en-verb|namastes|namasteing|namasted}} namaste (third-person singular simple present namastes, present participle namasteing, simple past and past participle namasted)
  1. (intransitive) To utter "namaste". Tags: intransitive Related terms: namaskar
    Sense id: en-namaste-en-verb-gLrHxoJe

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नमस्ते (namaste, literally “salutation to you”).",
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          "ref": "2012, Joshua Doder, Grk Adventures, Yearling Books, page 362",
          "text": "Krishnan introduced one of the girls as his sister. She was a small, frail-looking girl with a pretty smile. She clasped her hands, made a namaste and said, “Hello, nice meet you. My name is Karishma.” “Hello, Karishma,” said Natascha.",
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        "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."
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "a greeting",
      "word": "ناماستي"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "namaste",
      "sense": "a greeting",
      "word": "նամաստե"
    },
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      "code": "as",
      "lang": "Assamese",
      "roman": "nomoskar",
      "sense": "a greeting",
      "word": "নমস্কাৰ"
    },
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      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "nomoskar",
      "sense": "a greeting",
      "word": "নমস্কার"
    },
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "a greeting",
      "word": "nàmaste"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "nàmósīdài",
      "sense": "a greeting",
      "word": "那摩斯戴"
    },
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a greeting",
      "word": "namasté"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "a greeting",
      "word": "namaste"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
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      "sense": "a greeting",
      "word": "namasté"
    },
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      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a greeting",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Namaste"
    },
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      "code": "gu",
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      "roman": "namaste",
      "sense": "a greeting",
      "word": "નમસ્તે"
    },
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      "roman": "namaste",
      "sense": "a greeting",
      "word": "नमस्ते"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a greeting",
      "word": "namaste"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a greeting",
      "word": "namasté"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a greeting",
      "word": "namastèe"
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      "sense": "a greeting",
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
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      "sense": "a greeting",
      "word": "ナマステ"
    },
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      "code": "kn",
      "lang": "Kannada",
      "roman": "namaste",
      "sense": "a greeting",
      "word": "ನಮಸ್ತೆ"
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "namaseute",
      "sense": "a greeting",
      "word": "나마스테"
    },
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      "lang": "Malayalam",
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      "sense": "a greeting",
      "word": "നമസ്തേ"
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      "lang": "Nepali",
      "roman": "namaste",
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      "word": "नमस्ते"
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      "code": "no",
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      "word": "namaste"
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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "namaste",
      "sense": "a greeting",
      "word": "نمسته"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a greeting",
      "word": "namaste"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a greeting",
      "word": "namastê"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a greeting",
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      "code": "pa",
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      "code": "pa",
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      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "a greeting",
      "word": "namaste"
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      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "a greeting",
      "word": "नमस्ते"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a greeting",
      "word": "namasté"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a greeting",
      "word": "námaste"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a greeting",
      "word": "namaste"
    },
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      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "namastē",
      "sense": "a greeting",
      "word": "நமஸ்தே"
    },
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      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "namastē",
      "sense": "a greeting",
      "word": "నమస్తే"
    },
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      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "roman": "namaste",
      "sense": "a greeting",
      "word": "نمستے"
    }
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    "namaste"
  ],
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}

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