Phrase guide

sepak takraw

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: kick volleyball, rattan ball

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay sepak takraw.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: ခြင်းလုံး (hkrang:lum:) — sport of Southeast Asia, in which a small rattan ball is kicked back and forth over a net
  • Chinese Mandarin: 藤球 (téngqiú) — sport of Southeast Asia, in which a small rattan ball is kicked back and forth over a net
  • Central Dusun: buul raga — sport of Southeast Asia, in which a small rattan ball is kicked back and forth over a net
  • Indonesian: sepak takraw — sport of Southeast Asia, in which a small rattan ball is kicked back and forth over a net
  • Japanese: セパタクロー (sepatakurō) — sport of Southeast Asia, in which a small rattan ball is kicked back and forth over a net
  • Kazakh: сепактакрау (sepaktakrau) — sport of Southeast Asia, in which a small rattan ball is kicked back and forth over a net
  • Khmer: សីដក់ (seidkâ) — sport of Southeast Asia, in which a small rattan ball is kicked back and forth over a net
  • Khmer: សីមេលោង (səymeiloong) — sport of Southeast Asia, in which a small rattan ball is kicked back and forth over a net
  • Korean: 세팍타크로 (sepaktakeuro) — sport of Southeast Asia, in which a small rattan ball is kicked back and forth over a net
  • Lao: ກະຕໍ້ (ka tǭ) — sport of Southeast Asia, in which a small rattan ball is kicked back and forth over a net
  • Malay: sepak takraw — sport of Southeast Asia, in which a small rattan ball is kicked back and forth over a net
  • Thai: ตะกร้อ (dtà-grɔ̂ɔ) — sport of Southeast Asia, in which a small rattan ball is kicked back and forth over a net
  • Vietnamese: cầu mây — sport of Southeast Asia, in which a small rattan ball is kicked back and forth over a net