•sacred fig, bodhi tree, Ficus religiosa (species of fig venerated by Buddhists because they believe the Buddha attained enlightenment while sitting underneath such a tree)
the pipal, sacred fig or bodhi tree (Ficus religiosa)
çekim: çoğul அரசமரங்கள்
köken: Compound of அரச (araca, adjectival of அரசு (aracu, “pipal tree”)) + மரம் (maram, “tree”). Cognate with Kannada ಅರಸೆ (arase) and Malayalam [Term?], അരയാൽ (arayāl).
ashvattha, sacred fig (a tree of species Ficus religiosa) · a vessel made from ashvattha wood · the upper अरणि (araṇi) made of ashvattha wood
çekim: çoğul अ॒श्व॒त्थाः · tamlayan अ॒श्व॒त्थस्य॑
köken: Uncertain. The plausible etymologies proposed in the literature are: * Per Turner, from a substrate term that has been Sanskritised + -त्थ (-ttha, “wood”), a suffix also found in कपित्थ (kapittha, “bael tree”), डित्थ (ḍittha, “wooden elephant”), and डवित्थ (ḍavittha, “wooden antelope”). In this case, the first element is probably not अश्व (aśva, “horse”). * Per Mayrhofer, compare Proto-Iranian…