kowtow
/kaʊˈtaʊ/
US pronunciation
American sound/kaʊˈtaʊ/
kaʊˈtaʊ
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 2nd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short oo vowel
- Ending
- Clear final sound
kaʊ - ˈtaʊ -> kowtow
Myanmar meaning
(v) အရိုအသေ အလွန်အကျွံပေးသည်။ ခယသည်။
Full entry
kowtow /kaƱ'taƱ/ v ~ (to sb/sth ) (derog )
အကြိုက်ကို လိုက်သည်။ လက်ညှိုးထောင် ခေါင်းညိတ်သည်။ a refusal to kowtow (to the government's wishes).
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- kowtow /kaƱ'taƱ/ v ~ ( to sb/sth ) ( derog ) အကြိုက်ကို လိုက်သည်။ လက်ညှိုးထောင် ခေါင်းညိတ်သည်။ a refusal to kowtow (to the government's wishes).
Synonyms
be conventional, be traditional, do the accepted thing, obey the rules, play the game, be obsequious, be servile, bend, bow, bow and scrape, brownnose, cave in, court, cower, cringe, fawn, flatter, fold, genuflect, genuflection, give in, go along with, grovel, homage, humble oneself, kneel, knuckle under, lie down and roll over, obeisance, pander, prostrate, prostrate oneself, prostration, salaam, say uncle, show deference, stoop, toe the mark
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