Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mankad

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables: mankad
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A run out of the non-striker by the bowler before bowling the ball if the non-striker leaves their crease too early; thought by some to be unsporting behaviour, but is within the rules of the game.

verb

To run a player out by this means.

Etymology

Named after the Indian cricketer Vinoo Mankad.

Inflected Forms

Mankads (plural) Mankads (present, singular) Mankading (participle, present) Mankaded (participle, past) Mankaded (past)

Questions

What does mankad mean?: A run out of the non-striker by the bowler before bowling the ball if the non-striker leaves their crease too early; thought by some to be unsporting behaviour, but is within the rules of the game.
Where does mankad come from?: Named after the Indian cricketer Vinoo Mankad.

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