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pipal

[ pahy-puhl, pee- ]

noun

  1. a fig tree, Ficus religiosa, of India, somewhat resembling the banyan.


pipal

/ ˈpaɪpəl /

noun

  1. a variant of peepul


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pipal1

1780–90; < Hindi pīpal < Sanskrit pippala

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Example Sentences

He spent the hours between sunrise and the sunset in an old pipal-tree before the tower, hanging with his head downwards.

No trees, perhaps, are held in greater veneration in India, than the Ficus Religiosa or pipal tree.

The place of carousal is a bare spot near a large and ancient well out of which grows a vast pipal tree.

At intervals on the road pipal trees afforded shelter to travellers by the wayside.

Heavy cracks in the roof let in shafts of the fading daylight, and roots of weeds and pipal trees had penetrated and hung below.

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