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kabaddi

/ˈkʌbədi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.33 in modern English

Syllables
kabad-di
IPA
/ˈkʌbədi/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Uncountable

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".

Word Breakdown

  • Root: கபடி, கைபிடி

Usage

Inflected Forms

kabadi (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce kabaddi?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkʌbədi/.
What does kabaddi mean?
A South Asian team sport in which players must hold their breath while making raids into the opposing team's half of the field.
Where does kabaddi come from?
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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