Bow

"Bow" in Russian

ба́бочка

bábočka

(type of knot with two loops)

ба́нтик

bántik

(type of knot with two loops)

бант

bant

(type of knot with two loops)

изги́б

izgíb

(bend in a rod or planar surface)

излу́чина

izlúčina

(bend in a rod or planar surface)

лук

luk

(weapon used for shooting arrows)

нос

nos

(front of a boat or ship)

покло́н

poklón

(gesture made by bending forward at the waist)

смычо́к

smyčók

(rod used for playing stringed instruments)

гну́ться

gnútʹsja

(to become bent)

гнуть

gnutʹ

(to bend a thing)

кла́няться

klánjatʹsja

(to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference)

поклони́ться

poklonítʹsja

(to bend oneself as a gesture of respect or deference)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.