/ ˌnʌmʌsˈkɑː(r); NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( IndE ) a way of greeting sb in which the hands are placed together as in prayer and the head is bent forwards
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WORD ORIGIN
via Hindi from Sanskrit namaskāra , from namas bowing + kāra action.
/ ˌnʌmʌsˈkɑː(r); NAmE / noun
[ U ] ( IndE ) a way of greeting sb in which the hands are placed together as in prayer and the head is bent forwards
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WORD ORIGIN
via Hindi from Sanskrit namaskāra , from namas bowing + kāra action.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005