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नमस्ते — meaning in English

namaste

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English meaning

  • good morning interjection A polite greeting used on meeting someone before about midday.
  • goodbye intj A word used to say farewell when someone is leaving.
  • hello intj A common greeting said when meeting someone or answering the phone.
  • hi interjection A friendly, casual greeting.
  • namaste intj A respectful greeting used in Indian culture and, more loosely, in yoga and wellness settings.

Senses

नमस्ते is used for these senses in English:

good morning — full definition

  1. interjection A polite greeting used on meeting someone before about midday.
  2. interjection A formal farewell said in the morning, now dated and slightly curt.

goodbye — full definition

  1. intj A word used to say farewell when someone is leaving.
  2. noun An act of saying farewell.

Related Hindi words