पलटन

Hindi

Alternative forms

• पल्टन (palṭan)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) 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^[1], volume 20, number 1, Pune: Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, pages 50–62