sepak takraw

sepak takraw

English

A rattan ball used to play sepak takraw.

Etymology

Malay sepak (“to kick”) +‎ Thai ตะกร้อ (takraw, “woven rattan ball”), literally “to kick a ball”.

Noun

sepak takraw (uncountable)

1. A sport of Southeast Asia, in which a small rattan ball is kicked back and forth over a net.

   Synonyms: kick volleyball, rattan ball

Translations

sport of Southeast Asia, in which a small rattan ball is kicked back and forth over a net

Burmese: ခြင်းလုံး (my) (hkrang:lum:) Central Dusun: buul raga Japanese: セパタクロー (ja) (sepatakurō) Lao: ກະຕໍ້ (lo) (ka-töö)

Malay: sepak takraw Thai: ตะกร้อ (th) (dtà-grɔ̂ɔ)

Further reading

• sepak takraw on Wikipedia.Wikipedia