# namaste

> English word · Interjection · IPA /ˈnʌməsteɪ/ · frequency rank #39,927

## Definitions
1. A greeting in contexts relating to Indian culture or the New Age movement.
2. Thank you (via a misunderstanding of the meaning of the associated gesture).

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नमस्ते (namaste, literally “salutation to you”).

## Common misspellings (10)
`anmaste`, `naamste`, `namaset`, `namasste`, `namastte`, `namatse`, `nammaste`, `namsate`, `nmaaste`, `nnamaste`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/namaste