नमस्कार

Hindi
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Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नमस्कार (namaskāra).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /nə.məs.kɑːɾ/, [nɐ.mɐs.käːɾ], /nə.məʃ.kɑːɾ/, [nɐ.mɐʃ.käːɾ]

Interjection

नमस्कार • (namaskār) (Urdu spelling نمسکار)

  1. a salutation; a greeting used for most purposes including hello, good morning/afternoon, and goodbye
    Synonym: नमस्ते (namaste)

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नमस्कार (namaskāra).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [nʌmʌskär]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: नमस्कार्

Interjection

नमस्कार • (namaskār)

  1. (respectful) A salutation; a greeting used for most purposes including hello, good morning/afternoon, and goodbye

See also

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
  • নমস্কাৰ (Assamese script)
  • ᬦᬫᬲ᭄ᬓᬵᬭ (Balinese script)
  • নমস্কার (Bengali script)
  • 𑰡𑰦𑰭𑰿𑰎𑰯𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
  • 𑀦𑀫𑀲𑁆𑀓𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
  • နမသ္ကာရ (Burmese script)
  • નમસ્કાર (Gujarati script)
  • ਨਮਸ੍ਕਾਰ (Gurmukhi script)
  • 𑌨𑌮𑌸𑍍𑌕𑌾𑌰 (Grantha script)
  • ꦤꦩꦱ꧀ꦏꦴꦫ (Javanese script)
  • 𑂢𑂧𑂮𑂹𑂍𑂰𑂩 (Kaithi script)
  • ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ (Kannada script)
  • នមស្ការ (Khmer script)
  • ນມສ຺ກາຣ (Lao script)
  • നമസ്കാര (Malayalam script)
  • ᠨᠠᠮᠠᠰ᠌ᡬᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
  • 𑘡𑘦𑘭𑘿𑘎𑘰𑘨 (Modi script)
  • ᠨᠠᠮᠠᠰᢉᠠᢗᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
  • 𑧁𑧆𑧍𑧠𑦮𑧑𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
  • 𑐣𑐩𑐳𑑂𑐎𑐵𑐬 (Newa script)
  • ନମସ୍କାର (Odia script)
  • ꢥꢪꢱ꣄ꢒꢵꢬ (Saurashtra script)
  • 𑆤𑆩𑆱𑇀𑆑𑆳𑆫 (Sharada script)
  • 𑖡𑖦𑖭𑖿𑖎𑖯𑖨 (Siddham script)
  • නමස‍්කාර (Sinhalese script)
  • 𑩯𑩴𑪁 𑪙𑩜𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
  • 𑚝𑚢𑚨𑚶𑚊𑚭𑚤 (Takri script)
  • நமஸ்கார (Tamil script)
  • నమస్కార (Telugu script)
  • นมสฺการ (Thai script)
  • ན་མ་སྐཱ་ར (Tibetan script)
  • 𑒢𑒧𑒮𑓂𑒏𑒰𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
  • 𑨝𑨢𑨰𑩇𑨋𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From नमस् (námas, “bow, obeisance”) from Proto-Indo-European *némos (“bowing”) + कार (kāra, “action”).

Pronunciation

Noun

नमस्कार • (namaskārá) stem, m

  1. the exclamation of नमस् (námas), adoration, homage
  2. a sort of poison

Derived terms

Descendants

References
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