kowtow

Betekenis (Engels)

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.

Concepten

zich

buigen

diep

knielen

onderdanig

zijn

aanpassen

kotau

buiging

🙇

Synoniemen

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

Vertalingen

Kotau

prostrar-se

kowtow

agenollar-se

einen Kotau machen

katzbuckeln

knien

zu Kreuze kriechen

tiefe Verbeugung

βαθειά υπόκλιση

προσκυνώ

υποτάσσομαι

κάνω υπόκλιση

faon

se prosterner

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈkaʊˌtaʊ/

Etymologie (Engels)

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