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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesरैकेट
Native Script:हिंदी देवनागरी
Pronunciation / Transliteration: raiket
"उसने नया टेनिस रैकेट खरीदा।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An implement used for hitting a ball or shuttlecock in games such as tennis, badminton, and squash, consisting of a handled frame with an open network of tightly stretched strings.
"She bought a new graphite racquet to improve her tennis serve." - 2
A loud and disturbing noise or commotion; an illegal moneymaking business or scam.
"The kids upstairs are making a terrible racquet."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Arabic word 'rāḥa', meaning 'palm of the hand', passing through Middle French as 'raquette' and into English in the 16th century. Historically associated with the game of tennis and earlier court games played with a stringed implement.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Racquet" is said worldwide
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raquette
Transliteration: ra-ket
"Il a cassé sa raquette pendant le match de tennis."
Schläger
Transliteration: shle-ger
"Er hat einen neuen Tennisschläger gekauft."
racchetta
Transliteration: rak-ˈket-ta
"Ho bisogno di incordare la mia racchetta da tennis."
raqueta
Transliteration: ra-ˈke-ta
"Necesito una raqueta nueva para el torneo."
raquete
Transliteration: ʁa-ˈke-tʃi
"Ele segurou a raquete com firmeza."
रैकेट
Transliteration: raiket
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसने नया टेनिस रैकेट खरीदा।"
球拍
Transliteration: qiúpāi
Script: 中文汉字
"他用新球拍赢得了比赛。"
라켓
Transliteration: rak-et
Script: 한국어 한글
"나는 새 테니스 라켓을 샀다."
ラケット
Transliteration: raketto
Script: 日本語
"新しいテニスラケットを購入しました。"
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