peepul

[ pee-puhl ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

peepul

/ ˈpiːpəl /

an Indian moraceous tree, Ficus religiosa, resembling the banyan: regarded as sacred by Buddhists Also calledbo tree

Origin of peepul¹

C18: from Hindi pīpal, from Sanskrit pippala

Bruce and Ramabai wisely made a wide detour to the peepul tree, which they climbed, disturbing the apes and the parrakeets.

Uv cos ye kin buy hosses ef ye got money but ye can't buy peepul.

Thur's a heap uf peepul in this town never knowed ye amounted to enuf to be preached about.

They had not far to go before they reached the peepul tree, into which they climbed as the rajah had planned.

But what is most extraordinary about it is, that two peepul trees have grown both cannon and carriage into themselves.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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