बरगद का पेड़
bargad ka ped
Banyan tree in Hindi is बरगद का पेड़ (bargad ka ped).
बरगद का पेड़ names the banyan, the large fig tree whose branches send down roots that grow into new trunks. In everyday speech बरगद on its own is often enough.
What does it mean word for word?
बरगद is the banyan, का means of and पेड़ means tree, so the phrase is literally tree of banyan.
How does it change in a sentence?
पेड़ is a masculine noun, which is why the linking word is का.
How do you pronounce it?
It is pronounced bargad ka ped.
When do people say it?
The banyan is the national tree of India. It is considered sacred in Hinduism, and villages often gather in its shade.
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Examples in context
- वह बरगद का पेड़ बहुत पुराना है।Vah bargad ka ped bahut purana hai.That banyan tree is very old.
- बरगद का पेड़ बहुत छाया देता है।Bargad ka ped bahut chhaya deta hai.The banyan tree gives a lot of shade.
- हमें बरगद का पेड़ नहीं काटना चाहिए।Hamein bargad ka ped nahin kaatna chahiye.We should not cut the banyan tree.
Example conversation
Neha and Rahul are walking in a park.
- राहुल Rahulदेखो, वह बरगद का पेड़ कितना बड़ा है!Dekho, vah bargad ka ped kitna bada hai!Look, how big that banyan tree is!
- नेहा Nehaहाँ राहुल, इसकी जड़ें बहुत लंबी हैं।Haan Rahul, iski jadein bahut lambi hain.Yes Rahul, its roots are very long.
- राहुल Rahulक्या हम इसके नीचे बैठ सकते हैं?Kya hum iske neeche baith sakte hain?Can we sit under it?
- नेहा Nehaहाँ, यहाँ बहुत छाया है।Haan, yahan bahut chhaya hai.Yes, there is a lot of shade here.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries का, पेड़, बरगद, CC BY-SA 4.0.
