پتلون
patlūn
The Urdu word for trouser is پتلون (patlūn).
پتلون refers to an outer garment worn from the waist to the ankles that covers each leg separately.
How do you pronounce it?
patlūn
Did you know?
- The Urdu word پتلون descends from a character named Pantalone in 16th-century Italian comedy who wore long trousers to contrast with the shorter tunics of the time.
- In Urdu, پتلون is a feminine noun, meaning adjectives describing the trousers must take a feminine form.
- When talking about a matching set of a long shirt and trousers, Urdu speakers use the phrase شلوار قمیض (shalwār qamīz), where the trousers are mentioned first.
Examples in context
- یہ نیلی پتلون بہت اچھی ہے۔yeh neeli patloon bohat achi hai.This blue trouser is very good.
- مجھے نئی پتلون خریدنی ہے۔mujhe nayi patloon khareedni hai.I need to buy a new trouser.
- کیا یہ پتلون آپ پر جچے گی؟kya yeh patloon aap par jache gi?Will this trouser suit you?
Example conversation
A woman and a man are shopping for clothes at a market.
- عائشہ Ayeshaاحمد، کیا آپ کو یہ پتلون پسند ہے؟Ahmed, kya aap ko yeh patloon pasand hai?Ahmed, do you like this trouser?
- احمد Ahmedہاں، یہ پتلون بہت آرام دہ ہے۔Haan, yeh patloon bohat aaram deh hai.Yes, this trouser is very comfortable.
- عائشہ Ayeshaاس کا رنگ بھی بہت پیارا ہے۔Is ka rang bhi bohat pyara hai.Its color is also very lovely.
- احمد Ahmedچلو، اسے خرید لیتے ہیں۔Chalo, isay khareed letay hain.Come, let's buy it.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries پتلون, CC BY-SA 4.0.
