peepul

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peepul

/ˈpiː.pl̩/ UK
/ˈpipɐl/ South Asia

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Borrowed from Hindi पीपल / Urdu پیپل (pīpal), from Sanskrit पिप्पल (pippala). Doublet of falafel and pepper.

noun peepuls · peepal · pipul · pipal

The sacred fig, Ficus religiosa. The same is true of others of the gods; in the old Norse mythology Ygdrasil was the great branching World-Ash, abode of the soul of the universe; the Peepul or Bo-tree in India is very sacred and must on no account be cut down, seeing that gods and spirits dwell among its branches.
Similar: bo tree, bodhi tree, pippala tree, ashwattha tree

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@misc{peepul_2026,
  title = {peepul},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/peepul},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}