Namaste Odia and Kannada languages, or a different greeting word is "āyubōvan" (ආයුබෝවන්) which has the meaning "wishing long life". Namaste Namaste (, Devanagari: नमस्ते, ), sometimes spoken as "Namaskar" and "Namaskaram", is a customary Hindu greeting. The term has origins in the Vedic period on the Indian subcontinent. In the contemporary era, it is found on the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia and among the Hindu diaspora worldwide. It is used both for salutation and valediction. "Namaste" is usually spoken with a slight bow and hands pressed together, palms touching and fingers pointing upwards, thumbs close to the chest. This gesture
Salutation "Sehr geehrter Herr", while the female formal salutation begins with "Sehr geehrte Frau". Both formal salutations are followed by the recipient's academic degree (if any) and the recipient's family name (e.g. "Sehr geehrter Herr Schmidt" or "Sehr geehrte Frau Dr. Schmidt"). It is possible but uncommon to include the full name (e.g. "Sehr geehrter Herr Johann Schmidt"). With an unknown recipient, "Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren" (meaning "Dear Sir or Madam") is used with no variation on this. Due to insufficient functionality of computer software used for mass communication, some companies tend to use more clumsy gender neutral formal salutations