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gassho

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gassho
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A ritual gesture of Eastern origin, with hands pressed together in front of the chest. It can be used for prayer or as a sign of greeting, gratitude, reverence, or apology. When performed with a bow, it is called gassho rei.

verb

To make this gesture.

Intransitive verb

Etymology

From Japanese 合掌 (gasshō), from Middle Chinese 合掌 (ɣop-tʃáng, “Buddhist-style pressed-palm gesture of piety”) (compare Mandarin 合掌 (hézhǎng), Cantonese 合掌 (hap⁶ jeung²)), from 合 (“unite”) and 掌 (zhǎng, “palm”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

gasshos (plural) gasshos (present, singular) gasshoing (participle, present) gasshoed (participle, past) gasshoed (past)

Synonyms

namaste

Questions

What does gassho mean?
A ritual gesture of Eastern origin, with hands pressed together in front of the chest. It can be used for prayer or as a sign of greeting, gratitude, reverence, or apology. When performed with a bow, it is called gassho rei.
Where does gassho come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

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