Complete Definition of "namaskar"

English

Etymology
From Hind. नमस��ार / Urd. ur-Arab|��سکار namask�r < Skr. नमस��ार namask�ra, from namas: "to bow", "obeisance" and k�ra: "action".

Interjection
namaskar

  1. respectful greetings

Noun
namaskar (countable)

  1. India The use of the greeting in which you put your hands together and then bow slightly.

Related terms
namaste

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