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puttun

puttun noun: a regiment.

Noun

puttun (plural puttuns)

  1. (India, archaic) A regiment.

Forms of puttun

pluralputtuns
alternative formpultun
alternative formpultoon
alternative formpulton
alternative formpultan

Origin of puttun

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

Questions about puttun

What does puttun mean?
Puttun means a regiment.
What part of speech is puttun?
Puttun is a noun.
What is the plural of puttun?
The plural of puttun is puttuns.

Words near puttun in the dictionary

  1. puttoo
  2. puttoos
  3. puttos
  4. putts
  5. putts from the rough
  6. puttun
  7. puttuns
  8. putty
  9. putty in someone's fingers
  10. putty in someone's hands
  11. putty in the hands of someone

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