puttun

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noun

A regiment.

OriginHindi पलटन ← English platoon →
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Meanings

nounputtun (plural puttuns)

plural puttuns · alternative pultun · alternative pultoon · alternative pulton · alternative pultan

  1. IndiaarchaicA regiment.

Origin

  1. Englishplatoon
  2. Hindiपलटन“regiment”
  3. Englishputtun

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

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APA

puttun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puttun

MLA

“puttun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puttun. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “puttun,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/puttun.

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