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Meaning of namaskar | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/naməˈskɑː/

Definitions

The use of the greeting in which one puts one's hands together and bows slightly; greeting with a namaste.

India, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Italiano namaskar

Examples

“To every one I met I made my namaskar, and on entering my village, I made namaskar to a bowri, (a man of low caste.)”
“I bowed down, did namaskar and said a prayer.”
“Navinchandra greeted the Counsellor with a namaskar; Buddhidhan responded solemnly.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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