puttun

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi पलटन (palṭan, “regiment”), itself from English platoon.

Noun

puttun (plural puttuns)

  1. (India, archaic) A regiment.

References
  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary

Inupiaq

Noun

puttun (dual puttutik, plural puttutit)

  1. piercing tool
    Aŋutit atuġaġigaat puttun suliuqamiŋ.
    Men use a piercing tool when making things.
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