pipal

American  

[pahy-puhl, pee-] / ˈpaɪ pəl, ˈpi- /

noun

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

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pipal British  

/ ˈpaɪpəl /

noun

1. a variant of peepul

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Etymology

Origin of pipal

1780–90; < Hindi pīpal < Sanskrit pippala

Example Sentences

He famously achieved enlightenment—his insights about the cause of suffering and the way to end it—while meditating under a pipal tree.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 29, 2015

A mile down the red road from the bungalow, looking like a huge beehive with its heavy enveloping roof of thatch, that was Jean Baptiste's head-quarters, was a particularly sacred pipal of huge growth.

From Caste by Fraser, William Alexander

He gave me his coat and his rug, and made cups out of pipal leaves to catch the raindrops as they fell.

From Banked Fires by Savi, E. W. (Ethel Winifred)

Something like it is the peepul, or pipal, though its branches do not take root in the ground like the other.

From Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East by Optic, Oliver

Then the pitcher was placed upon the Kali shrine; raw sugar was inclosed in a cloth and tied to a branch of the pipal.

From Caste by Fraser, William Alexander