pipal

pi·pal

[pahy-puhl, pee-]
noun
a fig tree, Ficus religiosa, of India, somewhat resembling the banyan.
Also, peepul.


Origin:
1780–90; < Hindi pīpal < Sanskrit pippala

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peepul or pipal (ˈpiːpəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Also called: bo tree an Indian moraceous tree, Ficus religiosa, resembling the banyan: regarded as sacred by Buddhists
 
[C18: from Hindi pīpal, from Sanskrit pippala]
 
pipal or pipal
 
n
 
[C18: from Hindi pīpal, from Sanskrit pippala]

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
pipal (ˈpaɪpəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
a variant of peepul

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