पलातक

Hindi

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit पलायन (palāyana).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pə.lɑː.t̪ək/, [pɐ.läː.t̪ɐk]

Noun

पलातक • (palātak)

1. fugitive, runaway
2. fleeting (as a light)
3. a cultivator who abandons his land

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पलातक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “पलातक”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.