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A game played in several Asian countries, in which a large stick is used to hit a small oval-shaped piece of wood. It is played much like tipcat, baseball, and cricket.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Examples
- 1970, Instructor, Volume 80, Instructor Publications It is played by children of all ages. Boys like it especially, but it is not unusual to see girls and even adults playing Gilli Danda!
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Ultimately from Sanskrit दण्ड (daṇḍa).
Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Bengali:
ডাংগুলি
(ḍaṅguli)
— game
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Bengali:
ড্যাংবাড়ি
(ḍêṅbaṛi)
— game
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Bengali:
গুটবাড়ি
(guṭbaṛi)
— game
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Bengali:
ট্যামডাং
(ṭêmoḍaṅ)
— game
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Bengali:
ভ্যাটাডান্ডা
(bhêṭaḍanḍa)
— game
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Hindi:
गिल्ली डंडा
(gillī ḍaṇḍā)
— game
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Hindi:
गुल्लीडंडा
(gullīḍaṇḍā)
— game
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Hindi:
गुल्लीडण्डा
(gullīḍaṇḍā)
— game
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Kannada:
ಚಿನ್ನಿ ದಾಂಡು
(cinni dāṇḍu)
— game
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Kannada:
ಗಿಲ್ಲಿ ದಾಂಡು
(gilli dāṇḍu)
— game
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Kannada:
ಹಾಣೆ ಗೆಂಡೆ
(hāṇe geṇḍe)
— game
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Kannada:
ಚಿನ್ನಿ ಕೋಲು
(cinni kōlu)
— game
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Konkani:
कोयंडो बाल
(koyaṇḍo bāl)
— game
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Marathi:
विटी दांडू
(viṭī dāṇḍū)
— game
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Odia:
ଗୁଲି ବାଡ଼ି
(guli bāṛi)
— game
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Odia:
ଡାବଲପୁଆ
(ḍābalapuā)
— game
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Odia:
ପିଲବାଡ଼ି
(pilabāṛi)
— game
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Odia:
ଗୁଟିଡାବୁଳ
(guṭiḍābuḷa)
— game
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Punjabi:
ਗੁੱਲੀ ਡੰਡਾ
(gullī ḍaṇḍā)
— game
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Tamil:
கிட்டிப் புள்
(kiṭṭip puḷ)
— game
