"नमस्ते" meaning in Sanskrit

See नमस्ते in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /nɐ.mɐs.tɐj/ [Vedic], /n̪ɐˈmɐs̪.t̪eː/ [Classical] Forms: namaste [romanization]
Etymology: From नमस् (námas, “a bow, obeisance”) from Proto-Indo-European *némos (“bowing”) + ते (te, “to you”). Etymology templates: {{m|sa|नमस्||a bow, obeisance|tr=námas}} नमस् (námas, “a bow, obeisance”), {{inh|sa|ine-pro|*némos||bowing}} Proto-Indo-European *némos (“bowing”), {{m|sa|ते||to you}} ते (te, “to you”) Head templates: {{head|sa|interjection}} नमस्ते • (namaste)
  1. a bow to you (salutations) Wikipedia link: namaste

Download JSON data for नमस्ते meaning in Sanskrit (5.7kB)

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        }
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      "text": "→ Spanish: namasté"
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          "expansion": "→ Persian: نمسته (namaste)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Persian: نمسته (namaste)"
    },
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          "expansion": "→ French: namasté",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: namasté"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gu",
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          },
          "expansion": "Gujarati: નમસ્તે (namaste)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Gujarati: નમસ્તે (namaste)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "नमस्ते"
          },
          "expansion": "Hindi: नमस्ते (namaste)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: नमस्ते (namaste)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "it",
            "2": "namaste",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: namaste",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: namaste"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "ナマステ",
            "bor": "1",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese: ナマステ (namasute)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Japanese: ナマステ (namasute)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "kn",
            "2": "ನಮಸ್ತೆ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kannada: ನಮಸ್ತೆ (namaste)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kannada: ನಮಸ್ತೆ (namaste)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ko",
            "2": "나마스테",
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Korean: 나마스테 (namaseute)"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ml",
            "2": "നമസ്തേ",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Malayalam: നമസ്തേ (namastē)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malayalam: നമസ്തേ (namastē)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mr",
            "2": "नमस्ते"
          },
          "expansion": "Marathi: नमस्ते (namaste)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Marathi: नमस्ते (namaste)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ne",
            "2": "नमस्ते"
          },
          "expansion": "Nepali: नमस्ते (namaste)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Nepali: नमस्ते (namaste)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
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            "1": "pa",
            "2": "ਨਮਸਤੇ",
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            "sc2": "pa-Arab"
          },
          "expansion": "Punjabi: ਨਮਸਤੇ (namsate), نمستے (nmste)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Punjabi: ਨਮਸਤੇ (namsate), نمستے (nmste)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pt",
            "2": "namastê",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: namastê",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: namastê"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ru",
            "2": "намастэ́",
            "3": "намасте́",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: намастэ́ (namastɛ́), намасте́ (namasté)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: намастэ́ (namastɛ́), намасте́ (namasté)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "ta",
            "2": "நமஸ்தே",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tamil: நமஸ்தே (namastē)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tamil: நமஸ்தே (namastē)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "te",
            "2": "నమస్తే",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Telugu: నమస్తే (namastē)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Telugu: నమస్తే (namastē)"
    },
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            "1": "ur",
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Urdu: نمستے (namaste)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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            "1": "zh",
            "2": "那摩斯戴",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "nàmósīdài"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Chinese: 那摩斯戴 (nàmósīdài)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Chinese: 那摩斯戴 (nàmósīdài)"
    }
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        "3": "",
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
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    }
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        {
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            "Terms with redundant script codes",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
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            "Terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
        }
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        "a bow to you (salutations)"
      ],
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      "links": [
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          "salutation",
          "salutation"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/n̪ɐˈmɐs̪.t̪eː/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "नमस्ते"
}
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: namaste",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: namaste"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Spanish: namasté",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Spanish: namasté"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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            "2": "نمسته",
            "bor": "1",
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Persian: نمسته (namaste)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "namasté",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: namasté",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: namasté"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gu",
            "2": "નમસ્તે"
          },
          "expansion": "Gujarati: નમસ્તે (namaste)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Gujarati: નમસ્તે (namaste)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "नमस्ते"
          },
          "expansion": "Hindi: नमस्ते (namaste)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Hindi: नमस्ते (namaste)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
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            "1": "it",
            "2": "namaste",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Italian: namaste",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Italian: namaste"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "ナマステ",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "namasute"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese: ナマステ (namasute)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Japanese: ナマステ (namasute)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
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            "1": "kn",
            "2": "ನಮಸ್ತೆ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kannada: ನಮಸ್ತೆ (namaste)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kannada: ನಮಸ್ತೆ (namaste)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ko",
            "2": "나마스테",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Korean: 나마스테 (namaseute)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Korean: 나마스테 (namaseute)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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            "1": "ml",
            "2": "നമസ്തേ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Malayalam: നമസ്തേ (namastē)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malayalam: നമസ്തേ (namastē)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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            "2": "नमस्ते"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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    },
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      "depth": 1,
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            "1": "ne",
            "2": "नमस्ते"
          },
          "expansion": "Nepali: नमस्ते (namaste)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Nepali: नमस्ते (namaste)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
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            "2": "ਨਮਸਤੇ",
            "3": "نمستے",
            "sc2": "pa-Arab"
          },
          "expansion": "Punjabi: ਨਮਸਤੇ (namsate), نمستے (nmste)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Punjabi: ਨਮਸਤੇ (namsate), نمستے (nmste)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
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            "1": "pt",
            "2": "namastê",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Portuguese: namastê",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Portuguese: namastê"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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            "1": "ru",
            "2": "намастэ́",
            "3": "намасте́",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Russian: намастэ́ (namastɛ́), намасте́ (namasté)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Russian: намастэ́ (namastɛ́), намасте́ (namasté)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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            "1": "ta",
            "2": "நமஸ்தே",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tamil: நமஸ்தே (namastē)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tamil: நமஸ்தே (namastē)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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            "2": "నమస్తే",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Telugu: నమస్తే (namastē)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Telugu: నమస్తే (namastē)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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            "2": "نمستے",
            "tr": "namaste"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Urdu: نمستے (namaste)"
    },
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        {
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            "1": "zh",
            "2": "那摩斯戴",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "nàmósīdài"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Chinese: 那摩斯戴 (nàmósīdài)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Chinese: 那摩斯戴 (nàmósīdài)"
    }
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        "2": "नमस्",
        "3": "",
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      "name": "m"
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      "name": "m"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From नमस् (námas, “a bow, obeisance”) from Proto-Indo-European *némos (“bowing”) + ते (te, “to you”).",
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        "romanization"
      ]
    }
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        "Punjabi terms with redundant script codes",
        "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
        "Sanskrit interjections",
        "Sanskrit lemmas",
        "Sanskrit terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Sanskrit terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Sanskrit terms with non-redundant manual transliterations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a bow to you (salutations)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "salutation",
          "salutation"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "namaste"
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    }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nɐ.mɐs.tɐj/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/n̪ɐˈmɐs̪.t̪eː/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "नमस्ते"
}

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