curtsy
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The meaning (definition) of the word curtsy
to bend your knees and dip down as a polite greeting
The word curtsy used in a sentence
“The princess made a curtsy to say hello.”
Words that mean the same as curtsy (synonyms)
bow
The plural of the word curtsy
curtsies
How the word curtsy is said around the world
| French | révérence (rayvayrahns) |
| Spanish | reverencia (rayvayrenthyah) |
| Mandarin | 屈膝礼 (qū xī lǐ) |
| Hindi | झुककर अभिवादन करना (gyuukuhkuhr ubivahduhn kurnah) |
| Arabic | انحناءة (eenheenah) |
| Russian | реверанс (reverans) |
| Portuguese (EU) | reverência (rayvirayngsyuh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | reverência (khayvayrayngsya) |
| Japanese | お辞儀 (o jigi) |
| German | Knicks (kniks) |
| Urdu | کرٹی (kurtee) |
| Punjabi | ਕਰਟਸੀ (kuruhtuhsee) |
| Korean | 절하다 (jeolhada) |
| Hebrew | קידה (keedah) |
| Greek | υπόκλιση (upoklise) |
| Dutch | buiging (berewghing) |
| Tagalog | kurba (koorbah) |
| Vietnamese | cúi chào (kooury chow) |
| Turkish | reverans (rayvayrahns) |
| Persian | با احترام (bah ayhtayrahm) |
| Polish | dyg (dik) |
| Ukrainian | реверанс (reverans) |
| Bengali | কুর্নিশ (koorneesh) |
| Swedish | niga (neegah) |
| Italian | riverenza (reevayrentsah) |
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