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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread How many syllables... #177359 06/13/2008 1:59 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky ...are in the word namaste, please? I don't know whether it's nah-mahst, nah-mast, or whether the e is pronounced; if so, is it a, ee, or what? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: How many syllables... Jackie #177360 06/13/2008 2:05 AM Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand olly old hand olly old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand Kia ora Jackie, I've always heard it as nuh-mus-teh. But you'd best be waiting on an expert opnion. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: How many syllables... Jackie #177361 06/13/2008 2:06 AM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 876 western NY twosleepy old hand twosleepy old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 876 western NY http://www.flex.com/~jai/articles/namaste1.html Is this it? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: How many syllables... twosleepy #177362 06/13/2008 2:14 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Wow, thanks for the quick responses, you-all! Mercy--esp. from two's link, it sounds like this is far from a simple word. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: How many syllables... Jackie #177488 06/16/2008 8:44 PM Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 132 goofy member goofy member Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 132 That description is how to pronounce it in Hindi. In English, [namaste] or [nʌmʌste] should do it. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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