Cricket is called क्रिकेट in Hindi, just like kabaddi is called kabaddi in English
Historically, cricket is a colonial sport. Its origins can be traced back to rural England during the 16th century. It spread far and wide across the globe in the 18th and 19th centuries. Cricket was promoted by the British Empire and was also used as a tool of cultural influence, discipline, and imperial administration across its colonies. Across most nations, cricket is called by the same name and there is no other word for it. However, there can be local variations and some fun names as well. Let's check out these details.
Cricket ko Hindi mein kya kahate hain
In Hindi script, cricket is written as क्रिकेट. However, the pronunciation and meaning is the same, as generally associated with the word cricket. If we look at the dictionary meaning, cricket is described as an English-style bat and ball game played by two teams of 11 players each.
For fun, some people may refer cricket to as गेंद-बल्ला, which means ball-bat in English. Similarly, cricket can also be described as गेंद और बल्ले का खेल in Hindi. This translates into the game of ball and bat in English. It is also important to note that cricket has two meanings in English. One is apparently the sport called cricket, whereas the second meaning refers to the insect 'cricket'.
This insect is known for its loud sound. It creates this sound by rubbing its wings together. When talking about the insect named cricket, there is a proper Hindi word for it झींगुर (jhingur). This insect can be called by various other names in India, depending on the language used. In some locations, the insect cricket is also called चीरी (chīrī).
Viral description of cricket in Hindi
Certain words that belong to a specific language are hard to translate into a word using a different language. But people still do this for fun and creativity. For example, cricket has been described as गोलगट्टम लकड़ पट्टम दे दनादन प्रतियोगिता in Hindi. This is just for fun purposes and there is no official or formal association with cricket. Creators have also come up with other names such as लंब दंड गोल पिंड धरपकड़ प्रतियोगिता.
These descriptive alternatives for the word cricket are just a humorous, made-up descriptive phrases that became popular in viral general-knowledge quizzes and social media content. It roughly tries to describe the game (round object + wooden stick + hitting + competition). It is widely shared for fun but has no formal linguistic standing. The results will be something similar if one tries to make English words from Hindi games such as Kabaddi, Kho-Kho, etc.
Other cricket terminology in Hindi
While cricket is called क्रिकेट in Hindi, other cricketing words have a proper Hindi word. Some of these are described below.
- Bat - बैट / बल्ला
- Ball - गेंद / बॉल
- Batsman - बल्लेबाज
- Bowler - गेंदबाज
- Fielder - क्षेत्ररक्षक / फ़ील्डर
- Wicket-keeper - विकेटकीपर
- Wicket / Stumps - विकेट / स्टंप
- Pitch - पिच
- Run - रन
- Over - ओवर
- Innings - पारी
- Umpire - अंपायर / निर्णायक
- Six - छक्का
- Four - चौका
- Catch - कैच
- Out - आउट
- Match - मैच
Stadium - स्टेडियम / क्रीड़ांगण
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