namaste
Plural: namastes
Intj
- A greeting in contexts relating to Indian culture or the New Age movement.
- Thank you (via a misunderstanding of the meaning of the associated gesture).
Noun
- The traditional greeting when saying the word namaste, with folded hands and a slight bow.
- In yoga, the pose associated with this word, usually with the flat hands held palms together, fingers up, in front of the heart and a slight bow.
Verb
- To utter "namaste".
Examples
- The yoga instructor namasted, and the class began.
Origin / Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नमस्ते (namaste, literally “salutation to you”).
Scrabble Score: 9
namaste: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionarynamaste: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
namaste: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
namaste: valid Words With Friends Word