Hindi

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /pəl.ʈən/, [pɐl.ʈɐ̃n]

Noun

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पलटन (palṭanf

  1. battalion
  2. regiment
  3. gang

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References

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  • 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