Etymology

Sri Pada

Today it means: A conical mountain in central Sri Lanka and a pilgrimage site for Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims and to a lesser extent Syriac Christians, due to a seeming indentation being considered a footprint of the Buddha, Shiva or Hanuman, Adam or the apostle Thomas respectively. Full definition →

Sinhalese ශ්රී පාද
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  1. Sinhalese · borrowed fromශ්රී පාද
  2. English todaySri Pada

Borrowed from Sinhalese ශ්රී පාද (śrī pāda, literally “holy footprint”).

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