Namaste

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nah-MAH-stay'nah-MAH-stay'3 syllables

🇮🇳Sanskrit

Respectful

MEANING

I bow to you

ORIGIN

Indian

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from the Sanskrit words 'namah', meaning 'bow', and 'te', meaning 'to you'

CULTURAL NOTES

Namaste is a common greeting in India and Nepal, often accompanied by a slight bow with hands pressed together, palms touching and fingers pointing upwards, thumbs close to the chest.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Used traditionally in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain rituals as a respectful form of greeting.

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