kabaddi
Definitions
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- noun A team sport in which players must hold their breath while making raids into the opposing team's half of the field.
Examples
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Kabaddi star players are strong and quick on their feet, and most importantly, they can hold their breath for two minutes while chanting the word 'kabaddi' over and over.
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The star attraction, of course, was Mikhail Abdul Latif 'Meeka', a former US wrestling national champion of African-Mexican parentage who turned to kabaddi on the advice of an Indian wrestler-friend.
Gaurav Kanthwal, ‘Suns of the Soil,’ The Times of India, April 17, 2010
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They carried out peaceful demonstrations - including playing a game of the traditional sport kabaddi, a rugbylike game without a ball, near the circuit.
Note
The origin of this word is uncertain. Some sources say it comes from the Tamil ‘kai,’ hand, and ‘pidi,’ catch. Others claim it's derived from a Hindi word meaning ‘holding of breath.’ Still others say it comes from ‘kabad,’ roughly translated as ‘bad activity.’
