নমস্কার

Bengali

Bengali phrasebook

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नमस्कार (namaskāra).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /nɔmoʃkaɾ/, [ˈnɔmoʃkaɾ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /nɔmoʃkaɹ/, [ˈnɔmoʃkaɹ]

Interjection

নমস্কার • (nomoskar)

1. (Hinduism) a salutation; a greeting used for most purposes including hello, good morning/afternoon, and goodbye

Related terms

• নমস্তে (nomoste)
• নমস্য (nomosśo)
• নম্র (nomro)
• নরম (norom)
• নামা (nama)
• নামাজ (namaj)

 

See also

• আসসালামু আলাইকুম (assalamu alaikum)