kaptaan
Kaptaan is a word used in South Asian languages, notably Punjabi and Hindustani, meaning captain. It is a direct transliteration of the English title captain and is commonly used to denote the person in command of a team, ship, or military unit, and by extension a leader or person in charge in various settings. In everyday speech, kaptaan may be used with respect or familiarity to refer to a team captain, particularly in sports such as cricket and field hockey in the Indian subcontinent.
Spelling and usage vary; kaptaan appears in Latin script as kaptaan and with capitalization as Kaptaan when
Beyond literal captaincy, kaptaan is used as a cultural descriptor and as a nickname for figures associated
As a loanword, its usage is informal and context-dependent, and it does not replace formal military or