hockey
/ˈhɒki/noun
उच्चारण हॉकी
हॉकी
Basic word
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(BrE) a game played on a field by two teams of eleven players, with curved sticks and a small hard ball (also field hockey); (AmE) ice hockey
हॉकी
- India won eight Olympic gold medals in hockey.
- The boys play hockey on the school ground every evening.
- Hockey is popular in Odisha and Punjab.
+ 1 more example
- Our hockey team reached the state final this year.
Synonyms field hockey ice hockey
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
play hockey (uncountable)
The sport name hockey is uncountable and takes play with no article.
खेल का नाम 'hockey' uncountable है और 'play' के साथ बिना article आता है।
- Radhika plays hockey for her college.
- India won gold in hockey at the Olympics.
hockey + noun
Hockey works as a modifier for equipment and events: hockey stick, hockey match, hockey team.
'Hockey' उपकरण और आयोजनों के लिए modifier है: hockey stick, hockey match, hockey team।
- He bought a new hockey stick.
- The hockey final was held on Saturday.
field hockey / ice hockey
In India hockey means field hockey; American English uses hockey for ice hockey.
भारत में 'hockey' का अर्थ field hockey है; अमेरिकी अंग्रेज़ी में 'hockey' का अर्थ ice hockey होता है।
- Ice hockey is popular in Canada.
- Field hockey has a long history in India.
hockey + player / goalkeeper / pitch
Names for people and places in the game are formed with hockey before them.
खेल से जुड़े लोगों और स्थानों के नाम 'hockey' को आगे जोड़कर बनते हैं।
- The hockey goalkeeper saved a penalty.
hockey (BrE) vs ice hockey
In British English hockey means the field game; ice hockey is always named in full.
ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में 'hockey' का अर्थ मैदानी खेल है; ice hockey का नाम हमेशा पूरा लिखा जाता है।
- In England, hockey is played on grass or an artificial pitch.
+Collocations 5
type of hockey
field hockeyice hockeyroller hockeystreet hockeywomen's hockey
- Women's hockey has grown quickly in many states.
hockey + noun
stickmatchteampitchtournamentball
- The hockey tournament starts next week.
verb + hockey
playwatchcoachwin attake up
- Arjun took up hockey after watching the Olympic final.
hockey + role
playercaptaingoalkeeperumpirestriker
- The hockey captain led the team out onto the pitch.
hockey + situation
penalty cornerpenalty strokeshort cornerdrag flick
- The striker scored from a penalty corner.
“More examples 7
- The school hockey team practises every morning before classes.
विद्यालय की हॉकी टीम कक्षाओं से पहले हर सुबह अभ्यास करती है।
- Dhyan Chand is remembered as one of the greatest hockey players of all time.
ध्यानचंद को सर्वकालिक महान हॉकी खिलाड़ियों में गिना जाता है।
- She hit the ball hard with her hockey stick and scored.
उसने अपनी हॉकी स्टिक से गेंद ज़ोर से मारी और गोल कर दिया।
- Hockey is played with eleven players on each side.
हॉकी में प्रत्येक पक्ष के ग्यारह खिलाड़ी खेलते हैं।
- They went to the stadium to watch the hockey match.
वे हॉकी मैच देखने स्टेडियम गए।
- Many villages in Odisha produce talented hockey players.
ओडिशा के कई गाँव प्रतिभाशाली हॉकी खिलाड़ी देते हैं।
- Radhika's brother wants to join the hockey academy in Rourkela.
राधिका का भाई राउरकेला की हॉकी अकादमी में शामिल होना चाहता है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He plays the hockey every evening.
✓ He plays hockey every evening.
Names of games take no article after play.
खेलों के नाम 'play' के बाद बिना article आते हैं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
field hockey ice hockey
AaSpelling
hock·ey
§Grammar and usage
Fact trap: hockey is often called India's national game, but the government has said that India has no official national game.
तथ्य trap: हॉकी को प्रायः भारत का राष्ट्रीय खेल कहा जाता है, पर सरकार ने कहा है कि भारत का कोई आधिकारिक राष्ट्रीय खेल नहीं है।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
India has won eight Olympic gold medals in hockey, the last in 1980 (Moscow); Major Dhyan Chand, the 'Wizard of Hockey', led India to gold in 1928, 1932 and 1936; his birthday (29 August) is National Sports Day; India won bronze medals at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: भारत ने हॉकी में आठ ओलंपिक स्वर्ण पदक जीते हैं, अंतिम 1980 (मॉस्को) में; 'हॉकी के जादूगर' मेजर ध्यानचंद ने 1928, 1932 और 1936 में भारत को स्वर्ण दिलाया; उनका जन्मदिन (29 अगस्त) राष्ट्रीय खेल दिवस है; भारत ने टोक्यो 2020 और पेरिस 2024 में कांस्य पदक जीते।