kabaddi
noun /kəˈbædi/, /kəˈbɑːdi/
/kəˈbædi/, /kəˈbɑːdi/
[uncountable]- a South Asian sport played by teams of seven players on a rectangular sand court. A player from one team tries to capture a player from the other team and must hold his/her breath while running.
卡巴迪(南亚运动比赛,每队各有七人参加,在长方形沙地上举行,运动员需屏气追逐对手) 词源of uncertain origin; compare with Kannada kabalisu ‘to gulp’ and Hindi kabaḍḍī ‘shout “kabaddi”’.