OpenB@Chin-PalmBack OpenB@FromChin-PalmUp
American Sign Language edit
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Etymology edit
Possibly a compound of OpenB@Chin-PalmBack-OpenB@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp OpenB@Palm-PalmUp-OpenB@CenterChesthigh-PalmUp (“good”) and the formal pronoun OpenB@SternumHigh-PalmUp OpenB@Trunkhigh-PalmUp (“you, he, she”), thus meaning literally, “you, sir (or madam), are good”.
Production edit
- This one-handed ASL sign is produced as follows:
- Posture the dominant hand in the “open B” handshape at the chin, dominant palm facing back.
- Move the hand forward and down to the following posture.
- Posture the dominant hand in the “open B” handshape several inches from the chin, dominant palm facing up.
Verb edit
- (directional) to thank (someone)
Inflection edit
- In the final posture of the sign, the hand is extended out toward the object (the recipient of the thanks).