kabaddi

/ˈkʌbədi/

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South Asia/kəbəɖ(ː)i/

kabaddi 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.

Noun

kabaddi (uncountable)

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 meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

kabaddi in Tamil

sport: சடுகுடு caṭukuṭu, கபடி kapaṭi

kabaddi in Urdu

sport: کبڈی

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kabaddi in Bengali: কাবাডি kabaḍi, কবাডি kobaḍi, হাডুডু haḍuḍu
kabaddi in Telugu: కబడ్డీ kabaḍḍī, చెడుగుడు ceḍuguḍu
kabaddi in Malayalam: കബഡി kabaḍi
kabaddi in Kannada: ಕಬಡಿ kabaḍi
kabaddi in Punjabi: ਕਬੱਡੀ kabaḍḍī, ਕੌਡੀ kauḍī
kabaddi in Assamese: কাবাডী kabadi, কপটি kopoti, হাদুম hadum, গুদু-গুদু gudu-gudu
kabaddi in Persian: کودّی، کبدی

Forms of kabaddi

alternative form	kabadi

Origin of kabaddi

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".

Questions about kabaddi

What does kabaddi mean?: 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.
What is kabaddi in Hindi?: Kabaddi in Hindi is कबड्डी (kabaḍḍī). See Kabaddi meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is kabaddi?: Kabaddi is a noun.
How do you pronounce kabaddi?: Kabaddi is pronounced /ˈkʌbədi/.

Words near kabaddi in the dictionary

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