Handshaking

/ˈhændʃeɪkɪŋ/ noun

Definition

The act of greeting or acknowledging someone by shaking hands, or in computing, a formal exchange of signals between devices to establish communication.

Etymology

Present participle of 'handshake', or gerund form treating the greeting as a noun.

Kelly Says

The computing meaning of handshaking—where devices say hello in digital signals—mirrors the actual gesture perfectly, suggesting humans and machines greet each other in fundamentally similar ways.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እጅ ይሰላል
eej yis-sa-al
ARالعربية
مصافحة
musafaha
BNবাংলা
হাত মিলাना
haat milaana
CACatalà
agafar la mà
a-ga-far la ma
CSČeština
potlesk
po-tlesk
DADansk
håndtryk
hoand-tryk
DEDeutsch
Handschlag
Hand-shlak
ELΕλληνικά
ταυτίζω
ta-vitz-o
ESEspañol
la estrecha de manos
la eh-strey-tha deh ma-nos
FAفارسی
دست دادن
dast de-dan
FISuomi
kädenpuristus
ka-den-pu-ri-stu-s
FRFrançais
la poignée de main
la poh-ny deh mɛ̃
GUGU
હાથ મિલાવવું
haath mi-la-vvu
HAHA
kwanta hannu
kwan-ta han-nu
HEעברית
לחיצת יד
la-chi-at yad
HIहिन्दी
हाथ मिलाना
haath milaana
HUMagyar
kezet szorítani
ke-zet shor-i-tee
IDBahasa Indonesia
jabat tangan
ja-bat tan-gan
IGIG
to gba akwụ
to gba ak-wu
ITItaliano
stringere la mano
stren-gere la ma-no
JA日本語
握手
akushu
KKKK
қол қосу
kol qos-u
KMKM
ដោយដៃ
doi dai
KO한국어
손흔들기
son hyeondeul-gi
MRMR
हाथ जोडणे
haath jod-na-e
MSBahasa Melayu
jabat tangan
ja-bat tan-gan
MYမြန်မာ
လက် ဆုတ်
let shuk
NLNederlands
handschudden
hand-shoo-den
NONorsk
håndhilsning
hoand-hil-sing
PAPA
ਹੱਥ ਮਿਲਾਉਣਾ
haath milaa-una
PLPolski
pozdrowienie ręką
pozdrow-ie-nie re-koo
PTPortuguês
aperto de mão
a-pe-tu deh mɐ̃w
RORomână
strângerea mâinilor
stren-ge-a ma-i-no-rilor
RUРусский
по Handshake
po shak
SVSvenska
handskak
hand-shak
SWKiswahili
kubana mikono
koo-ba-na mi-ko-no
TAதமிழ்
கை கொடுக்க
kai kodukka
TEతెలుగు
చేయి కలిపి
chey-i kali-pi
THไทย
การจับมือ
gaan jap meu
TLTL
pagkakahawak ng kamay
pa-ga-ka-ka-haw-ak ng ka-may
TRTürkçe
el sıkışması
el sik-ish-ma-si
UKУкраїнська
потискання рук
po-tis-kan-nya ruk
URاردو
دست دھونا
daast dhoona
VITiếng Việt
cười tay
kwee tay
YOYO
ṣàpẹ̀
sha-peh
ZH中文
握手
wòu shǒu
ZUZU
ukuthwala amanzi
koo-thwa-la a-man-zi

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