כדורסל
See also: כדור סל
Hebrew
Etymology
Calque of English basketball, from כַּדּוּר (kadúr, “ball”) + סַל (sal, “basket”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
כַּדּוּרְסַל • (kadursál) m
- (sports, uncountable) basketball
Derived terms
- כַּדּוּרְסַלָּן (kadursalán)
Related terms
- כַּדּוּר סַל m (kadur sál, “basketball (a sport and a particular kind of ball)”)
References
- “כדורסל” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
- כדורסל on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he