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Italian
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/
Interjection
namastè
- (Indian philosophy or jocular) hello or welcome
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