namastè

Italian

Alternative forms

• namaste, namasté

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नमस्ते (namastē, “hello, welcome”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.maˈstɛ/^*
  • Rhymes: -ɛ
  • Hyphenation: na‧ma‧stè
• IPA^(key): (careful style) /na.maˈsteː/
  • Rhymes: -eː

Interjection

namastè

1. (Indian philosophy or jocular) hello or welcome

Further reading

• namasté on Wikipedia.Wikipedia