platun
Malay
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from English platoon.
Noun
platun (Jawi spelling ڤلاتون, plural platun-platun or platun2)
Further reading
- "platun" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English platoon, from obsolete French plauton, variant of peloton. Doublet of pulutong.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /plaˈtun/ [plɐˈt̪ʊn̪]
- Rhymes: -un
- Syllabification: pla‧tun
Noun
platún (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜎᜆᜓᜈ᜔) (military)