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About-turn in Hindi

Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation

About-turnnoun
पलटना
🗣️ pura palaTana [/pə.ləʈ.nɑː/, [pɐ.lɐʈ.näː], /əˈbaʊt tɚn/]
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📖 Meaning of “about-turn”

The meaning of “about-turn” in Hindi is पलटना, pronounced pura palaTana — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

📘 Definition of about-turn

A turn of 180 degrees, typically in a military formation .

✍️ About-turn in a sentence
These new measures induct an about-turn in 'income-tax policy'.
विदेशी नीति पर पूरा पलटना
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

Hindi verb set
पलटना (palaṭnā)
पलटाना (palṭānā)
पलटवाना (palaṭvānā)
Etymology tree
Prakrit 𑀧𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇 (pallaṭṭaï)
Hindi पलटना
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit पल्लट्टइ (pallaṭṭaï).

Quick facts about “about-turn”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)
About-turn
Meaning in Hindi
पलटना
Pronunciation
pura palaTana
Part of speech
Noun
Word Origin (Etymology)
Hindi verb set
पलटना (palaṭnā)
पलटाना (palṭānā)
पलटवाना (palaṭvānā)
Etymology tree
Prakrit 𑀧𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇 (pallaṭṭaï)
Hindi पलटना
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit पल्लट्टइ (pallaṭṭaï).

Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "about-turn" is पलटना (pura palaTana).
In Devanagari script it is written as पलटना.
It is pronounced "pura palaTana". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.