namaskara
التعريفات والمعاني
== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Sanskrit नमस्कार (namaskāra, “respectful greeting”), a compound of नमस् (namas, “bow, obeisance”) + कार (kāra, “action”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /namasˈkara/ [na.masˈka.ra]
Rhymes: -ara
Syllabification: na‧mas‧ka‧ra
=== Noun ===
namaskara (plural namaskara-namaskara)
(archaeology) position in which one puts one's hands together and bows slightly as greeting
=== Further reading ===
“namaskara”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016