wai, an expression of respect or reverence by pressing the palms together, accompanied by a bow if rendered to a person of higher status or to a sacred figure or object.
to salute by placing both hands together, palm to palm, in front of the chest with the fingers pointing upward (the sampeah is a gesture of respect when meeting someone or when leaving)
köken: Compare with Old Javanese sĕmbah.
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Etimoloji
From an areal word family of probable Austroasiatic origin, represented by Khmer វិល (vɨl, “to revolve”). Within Sino-Tibetan, compare Mizo [Term?] (veel^F, “to go around, surround”), Old Chinese 圍 (OC *ɢʷɯl, *ɢʷɯls, “to surround, encircle”).