पलटन

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Hindi

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pəl.ʈən/,

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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