noun
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the act of touching one's forehead several times as a gesture of greeting another cordially.
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a term used for greeting another.
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a present to a superior or to an equal amongst persons of rank.
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ಸಲಾಮುಕೊಡು salāmu koḍu = ಸಲಾಮುಮಾಡು; ಸಲಾಮುಮಾಡು salāmu maḍu to greet formally by touching the hand to one's forehead; ಸಲಾಮುಹಾಕು salāmu hāku = ಸಲಾಮುಮಾಡು; 2. to behave very submissively or obsequiously; ಸಲಾಮುಹೊಡೆ salāmu hoḍe = ಸಲಾಮುಹಾಕು.