(India) The use of the greeting in which one puts one's hands together and bows slightly; greeting with a namaste.
(India) The use of the greeting in which one puts one's hands together and bows slightly; greeting with a namaste.
To every one I met I made my namaskar, and on entering my village, I made namaskar to a bowri, (a man of low caste.)
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To grasp another person's hands as an expression of greeting, farewell, agreement, etc.
An utterance or gesture expressing greeting or honor towards someone, (now especially) a formal, non-verbal gesture made with the arms or hands in any of various specific positions.
A cartoon hand waving palm-out. Means hello, goodbye, "hi", "bye", or — in dating-app contexts — the awkward opener you send when you have nothing else to say. Reads friendly and casual. The dating-app "👋" opener is widely mocked as low-effort — it signals you couldn't think of anything to say. Outside dating apps it's a universal greeting.
Two hands pressed together palm-to-palm. Originally Unicode-named "person with folded hands" — interpreted variously as prayer, thanks, "please", and (less commonly) a high-five. In texting it's most often gratitude, slightly warmer than 👍 and less effusive than gushing. Universal across age groups and platforms; the safest "thanks" emoji you can send in either a work or personal context.