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kettlebell en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈkɛtəlˌbɛl/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *ket-der.? Latin catīnus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin catīllusbor.? Proto-Germanic *katilaz Proto-West Germanic *katil Old English ċietel ▲ Old Norse ketillinflu. Middle English ketel English kettle Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der. Proto-Germanic *bellǭ Proto-West Germanic *bellā Old English belle Middle English belle English bell English kettlebell From kettle + bell.

Meanings

1. A weight consisting of a cast iron ball with a single handle for gripping the weight during exercise.
   • Also called kettlebell sport, this is a Russian national sport in which the girya (kettlebell) is used either in single or double form to accumulate as many repetitions as possible in 10 minutes in order to compare one lifter with the next in a sporting framework. 2014, Steve Cotter, Kettlebell Training:
   • The rows of kettlebells, spotted with various colors of spray paint, fit in with the spartan surroundings. The kettlebell is intimidating in its simplicity: a ball with a handle, like a Biblical weapon or a giant bull’s testicle. 2021 March 29, E. Alex Jung, “The Budget Kettlebell That Vulture Writer E. Alex Jung Swings at Home”, in Wirecutter:

Forms

Descendants

kettlebell

Relateds

barbell · dumbbell

Synonyms

girya

Translations (46)

be гі́ра (a kind of weight) · lv svaru bumba (a kind of weight) · et sangpomm (a kind of weight) · fr kettlebell (a kind of weight) · nl kettlebell (a kind of weight) · pl giria (a kind of weight) · sh руско звоно (a kind of weight) · hu füles súlyzó (a kind of weight) · fr girevoy (a kind of weight) · eo girjo (a kind of weight) · is ketilbjalla (a kind of weight) · it kettlebell (a kind of weight) · nl girya (a kind of weight) · fr girya (a kind of weight) · it ghiria (a kind of weight) · id kettlebell (a kind of weight) · uk ги́ря (a kind of weight) · cs girja (a kind of weight) · cs bulina (a kind of weight) · es pesa rusa (a kind of weight) · sah киирэ (a kind of weight) · sh girja (a kind of weight) · ja ケトルベル (a kind of weight) · ko 케틀벨 (a kind of weight) · sh гирја (a kind of weight) · no vektkule (a kind of weight) · cmn 壺鈴 /壶铃 (a kind of weight) · lt svarstis (a kind of weight) · ky гиря (a kind of weight) · bg пу́довка (a kind of weight) · ru ги́ря (a kind of weight) · tr girya (a kind of weight) · cy pwysau tegell (a kind of weight) · fi kahvakuula (a kind of weight) · de Kugelhantel (a kind of weight) · yue 壺鈴 /壶铃 (a kind of weight) · pt kettlebell (a kind of weight) · sh rusko zvono (a kind of weight) · sv kettlebell (a kind of weight) · sv girja (a kind of weight) · az idman daşı (a kind of weight) · alt киире (a kind of weight) · xal гиир (a kind of weight) · lt svarmuo (a kind of weight) · hu gömbsúlyzó (a kind of weight) · eo globhaltero (a kind of weight)