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namaskars

namaskars is the plural of namaskar.

Meaning of namaskar

Noun

namaskar (countable and uncountable, plural namaskars)

  1. (India) The use of the greeting in which one puts one's hands together and bows slightly; greeting with a namaste.
    • 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.)1847, “Letter from Mr. Stubbins”, in The General Baptist repository, and Missionary observer, page 286

Questions about namaskars

What is namaskars the plural of?
Namaskars is the plural of namaskar.

Words near namaskars in the dictionary

  1. Namaqua rock rats
  2. Namaqualand
  3. Namasagali
  4. Namasia
  5. namaskar
  6. namaskars
  7. namaste
  8. namasted
  9. namasteing
  10. namastes
  11. namasu

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