kowtow

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

kowtow

faon

se prosterner

flagorner

s'agenouiller

Synonymes

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

Traductions

Kotau

zich

buigen

prostrar-se

einen Kotau machen

katzbuckeln

knien

zu Kreuze kriechen

tiefe Verbeugung

βαθειά υπόκλιση

προσκυνώ

υποτάσσομαι

κάνω υπόκλιση

aanpassen

buiging

🙇

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈkaʊˌtaʊ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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