kabaddi

/ˈkʌbədi/

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

kabaddi is pronounced /ˈkʌbədi/.

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".

noun

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

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