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peepal

peepal is the alternative form of peepul.

Meaning of peepul

Noun

peepul (plural peepuls)

  1. The sacred fig, Ficus religiosa.
    • This was about the time she caught me in the branches of the peepul tree a good mile and a quarter up river on the banks of the Gambhiree, spying on the women who went there to wash their clothes and themselves.1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 138

Forms of peepal

pluralpeepals

Questions about peepal

What is peepal the alternative form of?
Peepal is the alternative form of peepul.

Words near peepal in the dictionary

  1. peep sight
  2. peep sights
  3. peep-bo
  4. peep-show
  5. peep-toe
  6. peepal
  7. peepals
  8. peepaw
  9. peepaws
  10. peepbo
  11. peepe

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