kabaddi

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/ˈkʌbədi/South Asia/kəbəɖ(ː)i//kəˈbædi/

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.

OriginHindi कबड्डी ← Tamil கபடி →
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Meanings

nounkabaddi (uncountable)

alternative kabadi

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

Origin

  1. Tamilகைபிடி
  2. Tamilகபடி
  3. Hindiकबड्डी
  4. Englishkabaddi

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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Translations

Afrikaans kabaddi
  • kabaddisport
Bengali কাবাডি, কবাডি
  • কাবাডি (kabaḍi)sport
  • কবাডি (kobaḍi)sport
  • হাডুডু (haḍuḍu)sport
Chinese Mandarin 卡巴迪
  • 卡巴迪 (kǎbādí)sport
Danish kabaddi
  • kabaddisport
Hindi कबड्डी
  • कबड्डी (kabaḍḍī)sport
Japanese カバディ
  • カバディ (kabadi)sport
Korean 카바디
  • 카바디 (kabadi)sport
Persian کودّی، کبدی
  • کودّی، کبدیsport
Portuguese kabaddi
  • kabaddisport
Punjabi ਕਬੱਡੀ, ਕੌਡੀ
  • ਕਬੱਡੀ (kabaḍḍī)sport
  • ਕੌਡੀ (kauḍī)sport
Tamil சடுகுடு, கபடி
  • சடுகுடு (caṭukuṭu)sport
  • கபடி (kapaṭi)sport
Urdu کبڈی
  • کبڈیsport
Yiddish קאַבאַדדי
  • קאַבאַדדי (kabaddi)sport
Cite this entry
APA

kabaddi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kabaddi

MLA

“kabaddi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kabaddi. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kabaddi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kabaddi.

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