Prithee the addressee, as in "if it please you," "prithee" accompanies a request which addresses itself to the threat of being answered in the negative, as though the request were against the addressee's wishes. Stated otherwise, the word "please" suggests that the person being addressed is willing to comply with the request, whereas the word "prithee" suggests that he or she is not willing. This switch from stating the speaker's contrary desire to stating the speaker's wish not to impose signaled a cultural shift in the English-speaking world in which politeness became stated negatively rather than positively. Wider repercussions are observable
Sembah similarities with Indian "namaste" is called ""sembah"", which is used to honor and praise. Thus "susuhunan" can refer to someone to give the "susunan" or "sembah" to, or a revered person. Another word for ""susuhunan"" is ""sesembahan"". The term "sembah" however, curiously sounds similar and cognate to Cambodian "sampeah", which suggests their common origin or shared connections. The word "sembahyang" in Indonesian which is today synonym with Islamic "shalat" ritual, means prayer or worship. Actually it is originated from two combined words "sembah-hyang" which means "worship the "hyang"" (deity or holy spirits). Pranāma or Namaste, the part of ancient Indian