כדורסל

See also: כדור סל

Hebrew

Etymology

Calque of English basketball, from כַּדּוּר (kadúr, “ball”) +‎ סַל (sal, “basket”).

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Noun

כַּדּוּרְסַל • (kadursál) m

1. (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