# kabaddi

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkʌbədi/ · frequency rank #64,467

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

## Etymology
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".

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kabaddi