kowtow

İngilizce - Türkçe

kowtow teriminin İngilizce Türkçe sözlükte anlamı: (isim) secde; {f} to -e yaltaklanmak; (to ile) soru sormaksızın itaat etmek; sorgusuz sualsiz boyun eğmek; uy/alnı yere değdir; {i} secde; {f} secde etmek; alnı yere değdirme; {f} el pençe divan durmak; soru sormaksızın itaat etmek
kowtow to: yaltaklanmak (birisine)
kowtow to: -e yaltaklanmak

İngilizce - İngilizce

kowtow teriminin İngilizce İngilizce sözlükte anlamı: To bow very deeply; To kneel and bow low enough to touch one’s forehead to the ground; The act of kowtowing; To act in a very submissive manner; To kneel and bow low enough to touch one's forehead to the ground; try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss"; a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission; The same as Kotow; {i} act of bowing low, act of kneeling and touching one's forehead to the ground; servile act; {f} bow low, kneel and touch one's forehead to the ground; grovel, act in a servile manner; disapproval If you say that someone kowtows to someone else, you are criticizing them because they are too eager to obey or be polite to someone in authority. See how stupidly they kow-tow to persons higher in the hierarchy. to be too eager to obey or be polite to someone in authority kowtow to (ke tou ; because when you bow very low you hit your head on the floor); bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
kowtowed: past of kowtow
kowtowing: present participle of kowtow
kowtows: plural of kowtow

kowtow

Heceleme

kow·tow

Türkçe nasıl söylenir

kautau

Eş anlamlılar

bow, brownnose, cave in, court, cower, cringe, fawn, flatter, fold, genuflect, give in, go along with, kneel, knuckle under, lie down and roll over

Telaffuz

/ˈkouˈtou/ /ˈkaʊˈtaʊ/

Etimoloji

[ (")kau-'tau, 'kau-" ] (noun.) 1804. From Cantonese 叩頭 / 叩头 (kau3 tau4) kau3 ‘knock’ + tau4 ‘head’; Chinese Mandarin 叩頭 / 叩头 (kòutóu) kòu ‘knock’ + tóu ‘head’.