platun

Malay

Alternative forms

• peleton (Indonesia)

Etymology

Borrowed from English platoon.

Noun

platun (Jawi spelling ڤلاتون, plural platun-platun, informal 1st possessive platunku, 2nd possessive platunmu, 3rd possessive platunnya)

1. (military) platoon

Further reading

• “platun” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.