court favour vs kotow

court favour is not a noun while kotow is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
court favour	No	No	Yes	No
kotow	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, kotow is a hypernym of court favour; that is, kotow is a word with a broader meaning than court favour:

Other hypernyms of court favour include bootlick, fawn, kowtow, suck up, toady, truckle.

court favour (noun)	kotow (noun)
	a former Chinese custom of touching the ground with the forehead as a sign of respect or submission

court favour (verb)	kotow (verb)
seek favor by fawning or flattery	try to gain favor by cringing or flattering