English Explanatory Dictionary

kabaddi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A South Asian team sport in which players must hold their breath while making raids into the opposing team's half of the field.

Pronunciation

kŭb'əd(d)i /ˈkʌbədi/ /kəbəɖ(ː)i/ kəbăd'i /kəˈbædi/

Word forms

kabaddi kabadi

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi कबड्डी (kabaḍḍī), from Tamil கபடி (kapaṭi), from Tamil கைபிடி (kaipiṭi), from கை (kai, “hand”) + பிடி (piṭi, “catch, grasp”), which could be translated as "holding hands".

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