Definition of Namaskar

1. Interjection. respectful greetings ¹

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

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Namaskar

1. namaste [n -S] - See also: namaste

Lexicographical Neighbors of Namaskar

nalls
nalmefene
nalorphine
nalorphines
naloxone
naloxone hydrochloride
naloxones
naltrexone
naltrexones
nam
nam'd
namability
namable
namableness
namansilite
namaskar (current term)
namaskars
namaste
namastes
namaycush
namaycushes
nambulite
namby-pamby
name-based type system
name-based type systems
name-calling
name-callings
name-drop
name-dropper
name-dropping

Literary usage of Namaskar

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Manual of Colloquial Hindustani and Bengali in the Roman Character by N. C. Chatterjee (1914)
"For greeting a person (taken as an equal, irrespective of rank and age), namaskar (I bow down) is the term used by both the Hindi speaking people and ..."

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