puttun
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Hindi पलटन (palṭan, “regiment”), itself from English platoon.
Noun
editputtun (plural puttuns)
References
edit- John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary
Inupiaq
editNoun
editputtun (dual puttutik, plural puttutit)
- piercing tool
- Aŋutit atuġaġigaat puttun suliuqamiŋ.
- Men use a piercing tool when making things.
- Aŋutit atuġaġigaat puttun suliuqamiŋ.