पलटन

Hindi

Alternative forms
  • पल्टन (palṭan)

Etymology

Borrowed from Bengali পল্টন (polṭon), from English platoon.

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pəl.ʈən/, [pɐl.ʈɐ̃n]

Noun

पलटन • (palṭan) f

  1. battalion
  2. regiment
  3. gang

Declension
Declension of पलटन (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct पलटन
palṭan		 पलटनें
palṭanẽ
oblique पलटन
palṭan		 पलटनों
palṭanõ
vocative पलटन
palṭan		 पलटनो
palṭano

References
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पलटन”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 612
  • Suniti Kumar Chatterji (1960) “Mutual Borrowing in Indo-Aryan”, in Bulletin of the Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute‎, volume 20, number 1, Pune: Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, pages 50–62
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