पलटन
Hindi
Alternative forms
- पल्टन (palṭan)
Etymology
Borrowed from Bengali পলটন (pôlôṭônô), from English platoon.
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pəl.ʈən/, [pəl̪.ʈə̃n̪]
Noun
पलटन • (palṭan) f
- battalion
- regiment
- 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, issue 1, Pune: Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, pages 50–62