kowtow

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

Verb

1. (historical, intransitive) To kneel and bow low enough to touch one’s forehead to the ground.
2. (figuratively, intransitive) To grovel, act in a very submissive manner; to show obeisance to (someone or something) in such a manner; to bow.
3. (intransitive) To bow very deeply.

Noun

The act of kowtowing.

Έννοιες

βαθειά υπόκλιση

προσκυνώ

υποτάσσομαι

κάνω υπόκλιση

Συνώνυμα

kotow

fawn

bow

🙇

bow low

truckle

worship

prostrate oneself

genuflect

grovel

crawl

scrape

prostrate

bootlick

suck up

crouch

toady

fall into swoon

bob

conge

congee

cringe

kneel

knuckle under

submit

surrender

bow down to

abide

Μεταφράσεις

Kotau

zich

prostrar-se

kowtow

buigen

katzbuckeln

knien

zu Kreuze kriechen

tiefe Verbeugung

faon

se prosterner

flagorner

s'agenouiller

aanpassen

buiging

🙇

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈkaʊˌtaʊ/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

From either Cantonese 叩頭 /叩头 (kau³ tau⁴) or Mandarin 叩頭 /叩头 (kòutóu). Literally, “knock head”.