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sembah

[sem-bah]

noun

LanguageBalinese (Indonesia)

Meaning
  1. the bow with palms together of an inferior to a superior
  2. bow
  3. A respectful gesture where one places palms together to greet or show honor to someone higher in status.
Examples

ᬅᬧᬸᬦ᭄ᬫᬾᬲᬾᬫ᭄ᬩᬄ

Give a respectful bow.

Ipun ngaturang sembah ring pura.

He offers a bow at the temple.

Pronunciationsem-bah

Part of speechnoun

Registerrespectful

Usage noteThis is a formal gesture used in many ceremonial settings.

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sembah in other languages

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.