Definitions
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- noun A South Asian
team sport in whichplayers musthold their breath while makingraids into the opposing team's half of the field.
Etymologies
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Examples
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During the game, players chant "kabaddi" -- derived from a Hindi word meaning "holding of breath" -- to prove they aren't inhaling.
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All the while, they chant "kabaddi" derived from a Hindi word meaning "holding of breath" to prove they aren't inhaling.
Ancient Sport of India Touts Ties to Buddha, and Male Cheerleaders 2010
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Legend has it that the word kabaddi is derived from kabad, which roughly means a bad activity.
The Times of India 2010
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That was followed by prolonged utterances of "kabaddi" in a single breath, with precise diaphragm movements to make the most of scarce oxygen.
Ancient Sport of India Touts Ties to Buddha, and Male Cheerleaders 2010
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And, most importantly, they can hold their breath for two minutes while chanting the word "kabaddi" over and over.
Ancient Sport of India Touts Ties to Buddha, and Male Cheerleaders 2010
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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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To make things interesting, the raider cannot inhale while on the other side -- and to prove it, he must continually chant the word "kabaddi," which comes from the Hindi term meaning "to hold one's breath."
Anyone for Kabaddi? 2007
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But less familiar sports posed a challenge to the Atlas team whose job it was to ensure both press and spectators understood the rules and dynamics of games such as kabaddi-kabaddi, a high-octane game of tag and sepaktakraw, an acrobatic form of volleyball.
Archive 2006-12-01 Thatsnews 2006
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But less familiar sports posed a challenge to the Atlas team whose job it was to ensure both press and spectators understood the rules and dynamics of games such as kabaddi-kabaddi, a high-octane game of tag and sepaktakraw, an acrobatic form of volleyball.
Atlas Translations Puts 2006 Asian Games on the Multilingual Media Map Thatsnews 2006
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However, there was no problem if these grounds were used for political meetings, religious functions or for Indian sports such as kabaddi and badminton.
Analysis 2010
knitandpurl commented on the word kabaddi
"I had always admired Hamid Bhai's ability to guess where the cut kite would alight, just as I admired his capacity to hold his breath for so long during our games of kabbadi."
The Thing about Thugs by Tabish Khair, p 24
December 19, 2012