namaskar
/naməˈskɑː/noun
namaskar is spelled N-A-M-A-S-K-A-R: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, namaskar means “The use of the greeting in which one puts one's hands together and bows slightly; greeting with a namaste” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of namaskar is namaskars.
How many letters and syllables are in namaskar?
| Letters | 8: N-A-M-A-S-K-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is namaskar?
Namaskar appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce namaskar?
- UK /naməˈskɑː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with namaskar?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as namaskar from its last stressed vowel (/ɑ/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of namaskar
- namaskars plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does namaskar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IndiaThe use of the greeting in which one puts one's hands together and bows slightly; greeting with a namaste.
Navinchandra greeted the Counsellor with a namaskar; Buddhidhan responded solemnly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does namaskar come from?
Borrowed from Sanskrit नमस्कार (namaskāra), from नमस् (namas, “bow, obeisance”) + कार (kāra, “action”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).