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Basketball in Hindi

Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation

Basketballnoun
एक प्रकार का खेल
🗣️ ek prakar ka khel [/ˈbɑːs.kɪt.bɔːl/, /ˈbæs.kɪt.bɔl/, /ˈbæs.kɪt.bɑl/, /baːskətbaːl/, [ˈb̥ɑːsɡ̊əd̥ˌb̥ɒːl], /bas.kɛt.bol/, /ˈbaːskətˌbal/, /ˈbaːsketˌbal/, [ˈbaːskədˌbɑl]]
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📖 Meaning of “basketball”

The meaning of “basketball” in Hindi is एक प्रकार का खेल, pronounced ek prakar ka khel — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

📘 Definition of basketball

a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop

🟢 Similar words for basketball
basketball game hoops
✍️ Basketball in a sentence
Ram is the best basketball playerin our school.
उसने एक प्रकार का खेल प्रतियोगिता में पहला पुरस्कार जीता।
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

Etymology tree
Proto-Celtic *baskis
Proto-Brythonicder.
Late Latin bascauda
Anglo-Norman bascatbor.
Middle English basket
English basket
Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der.
Proto-Germanic *balluz
Old English *beall
Middle English bal
English ball
English basketball
From basket + ball.

Quick facts about “basketball”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)
Basketball
Meaning in Hindi
एक प्रकार का खेल
Pronunciation
ek prakar ka khel
Part of speech
Noun
Similar words
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Word Origin (Etymology)
Etymology tree
Proto-Celtic *baskis
Proto-Brythonicder.
Late Latin bascauda
Anglo-Norman bascatbor.
Middle English basket
English basket
Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der.
Proto-Germanic *balluz
Old English *beall
Middle English bal
English ball
English basketball
From basket + ball.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "basketball" is एक प्रकार का खेल (ek prakar ka khel).
In Devanagari script it is written as एक प्रकार का खेल.
It is pronounced "ek prakar ka khel". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.