Kowtow
Translations of "kowtow" (29 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | تَمَلَّقَ(kneel such that forehead touches ground), رَكَعَ(kneel such that forehead touches ground), سَجَدَ(kneel such that forehead touches ground) | tamallaqa, rakaʕa, sajada | |
| Catalan | prosternar-se(kneel such that forehead touches ground), prostrar-se(bow deeply), sotmetre's(act submissively) | — | |
| Chinese | 叩頭 /叩头(kneel such that forehead touches ground), 磕頭 /磕头(kneel such that forehead touches ground) | zh-min-nan, kha̍p-thâu | |
| Chinese Cantonese | 叩頭 /叩头(kowtowing), 叩頭 /叩头(kneel such that forehead touches ground) | kau³ tau⁴, kau³ tau⁴ | |
| Chinese Mandarin | 叩頭 /叩头(kowtowing), 磕頭 /磕头(kowtowing), 叩頭 /叩头(kneel such that forehead touches ground), 磕頭 /磕头(kneel such that forehead touches ground) | kòutóu, kētóu, kòutóu, kētóu | |
| Czech | klanět se až k zemi(kneel such that forehead touches ground), poklonkovat(act submissively) | — | |
| Danish | koutou(kowtowing), kowtow(kowtowing), føje(act submissively), give efter(act submissively), knæle(kneel such that forehead touches ground), krybe til korset(act submissively), prostrere(kneel such that forehead touches ground), underkaste sig(act submissively) | — | |
| Dutch | buiging(kowtowing), kotau(kowtowing), knielen(kneel such that forehead touches ground), onderdanig zijn(act submissively), zich aanpassen(act submissively), zich buigen(kneel such that forehead touches ground), zich buigen (diep)(bow deeply) | — | |
| Esperanto | kliniĝi(act submissively) | — | |
| Finnish | kowtow-kumarrus(kowtowing), kumarrella(act submissively), kumartaa syvään(bow deeply), nöyristellä(act submissively), tehdä kowtow(kneel such that forehead touches ground) | — | |
| French | kowtow(kowtowing), s'agenouiller(kneel such that forehead touches ground), se prosterner(kneel such that forehead touches ground) | — | |
| Georgian | ქედმოხრა(kneel such that forehead touches ground), ქედმოხრა(bow deeply), ქედმოხრა(act submissively) | kedmoxra, kedmoxra, kedmoxra | |
| German | Kotau(kowtowing), den Kotau machen(act submissively), dienern(act submissively), einen Kotau machen(kneel such that forehead touches ground), katzbuckeln(act submissively), kriechen(act submissively), kuschen(act submissively), zu Kreuze kriechen(act submissively) | — | |
| Hebrew | השתעבד(act submissively), התחנף(act submissively), התרפס(act submissively) | hishtaabéd, hitkhanéf, hitrapés | |
| Hungarian | alázatoskodik(act submissively), csúszik-mászik(act submissively), földre borul(kneel such that forehead touches ground), hajbókol(act submissively), hétrét görnyed(kneel such that forehead touches ground), leborul(kneel such that forehead touches ground), megalázkodik(act submissively), meghajol(bow deeply) | — | |
| Japanese | 叩頭(kowtowing), 土下座(kowtowing), 叩頭く(kneel such that forehead touches ground), 土下座をする(kneel such that forehead touches ground) | kōtō, dogeza, nukatsuku, dogeza o suru | |
| Korean | 고두(kowtowing), 고두(叩頭)하다(kneel such that forehead touches ground), 머리를 조아리다(kneel such that forehead touches ground) | godu, goduhada, meori-reul joarida | |
| Norwegian | kowtow(kowtowing) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | føye seg(act submissively), gi etter(act submissively), gjøre knefall(kneel such that forehead touches ground), knele(kneel such that forehead touches ground), krype til korset(act submissively), underkaste seg(act submissively) | — | |
| Polish | kłaniać się(act submissively) | — | |
| Portuguese | kowtow(kowtowing), fazer o kowtow(kneel such that forehead touches ground), prostrar-se(bow deeply), reverenciar(kneel such that forehead touches ground) | — | |
| Romanian | căciuli(act submissively), ploconi(act submissively) | — | |
| Russian | коуто́у(kowtowing), покло́н(kowtowing), де́лать коуто́у(kneel such that forehead touches ground), де́лать ни́зкий покло́н(bow deeply), преклоня́ться(act submissively), пресмыка́ться(act submissively), раболе́пствовать(act submissively) | koutóu, poklón, délatʹ koutóu, délatʹ nízkij poklón, preklonjátʹsja, presmykátʹsja, rabolépstvovatʹ | |
| Serbo-Croatian | klanjati se do zemlje(kneel such that forehead touches ground), klanjati se do zemlje(bow deeply), klanjati se do zemlje(act submissively), metanisati(kneel such that forehead touches ground), metanisati(bow deeply), metanisati(act submissively), prostrirati(kneel such that forehead touches ground) | — | |
| Spanish | postración(kowtowing), postrarse(kneel such that forehead touches ground), prostrarse (disused)(kneel such that forehead touches ground) | — | |
| Swedish | koutou(kowtowing) | — | |
| Ukrainian | коутоу(kowtowing), уклін(kowtowing), чолобитна(kowtowing), чолобиття(kowtowing), бити чолом(bow deeply), вклонятися(bow deeply) | koutou, uklin, čolobytna, čolobyttja, byty čolom, vklonjatysja | |
| Vietnamese | khấu đầu(kowtowing), sự khúm núm(kowtowing), sự quỳ lạy(kowtowing), khúm núm(kneel such that forehead touches ground), khúm núm(act submissively), khấu đầu(kneel such that forehead touches ground), lạy(kneel such that forehead touches ground), quỳ lạy(kneel such that forehead touches ground), quỳ lạy(act submissively), quỵ luỵ(kneel such that forehead touches ground), quỵ luỵ(act submissively) | — | |
| Welsh | cow-tow(kowtowing), moesymgrymiad(kowtowing), ymgreiniad(kowtowing), cowtowio(kneel such that forehead touches ground), cynffonna(act submissively), moesymgrymu(bow deeply), ymgreinio(act submissively) | — |
prosternar-se, prostrar-se, sotmetre's
klanět se až k zemi, poklonkovat
koutou, kowtow, føje, give efter, knæle, krybe til korset, prostrere, underkaste sig
buiging, kotau, knielen, onderdanig zijn, zich aanpassen, zich buigen, zich buigen (diep)
kliniĝi
kowtow-kumarrus, kumarrella, kumartaa syvään, nöyristellä, tehdä kowtow
kowtow, s'agenouiller, se prosterner
Kotau, den Kotau machen, dienern, einen Kotau machen, katzbuckeln, kriechen, kuschen, zu Kreuze kriechen
alázatoskodik, csúszik-mászik, földre borul, hajbókol, hétrét görnyed, leborul, megalázkodik, meghajol
kowtow
føye seg, gi etter, gjøre knefall, knele, krype til korset, underkaste seg
kłaniać się
kowtow, fazer o kowtow, prostrar-se, reverenciar
căciuli, ploconi
коуто́у, покло́н, де́лать коуто́у, де́лать ни́зкий покло́н, преклоня́ться, пресмыка́ться, раболе́пствовать
koutóu, poklón, délatʹ koutóu, délatʹ nízkij poklón, preklonjátʹsja, presmykátʹsja, rabolépstvovatʹ
klanjati se do zemlje, klanjati se do zemlje, klanjati se do zemlje, metanisati, metanisati, metanisati, prostrirati
postración, postrarse, prostrarse (disused)
koutou
коутоу, уклін, чолобитна, чолобиття, бити чолом, вклонятися
koutou, uklin, čolobytna, čolobyttja, byty čolom, vklonjatysja
khấu đầu, sự khúm núm, sự quỳ lạy, khúm núm, khúm núm, khấu đầu, lạy, quỳ lạy, quỳ lạy, quỵ luỵ, quỵ luỵ
cow-tow, moesymgrymiad, ymgreiniad, cowtowio, cynffonna, moesymgrymu, ymgreinio
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