Etymology

kabaddi

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Today it 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. Full definition →

Hindi कबड्डी ← Tamil கபடி
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  1. Tamil · derived fromகைபிடி
  2. Tamil · derived fromகபடி
  3. Hindi · borrowed fromकबड्डी
  4. English todaykabaddi

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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