Etymology

puttun

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Today it means: A regiment. Full definition →

Hindi पलटन ← English platoon
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The story

  1. English · derived fromplatoon
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromपलटन“regiment”
  3. English todayputtun

Borrowed from Hindi पलटन (palṭan, “regiment”), itself from English platoon.

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