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Answer by Eiríkr Útlendi for etymology of 排球
I can only find limited information online.The Nihon Kokugo Daijiten ("NKD") entry available online via Kotobank here gives us a first citation of 1931, but no other etymological information.The...
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球 is literally "ball", and Takoboto includes "line up" and "expel" as some literal meanings for 排, and I could buy either one of those as descriptions of the game "volleyball." I'm curious about the...
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