Sri Pada

proper noun

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.

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Adam's Peak
OriginSinhalese ශ්රී පාද →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Sripada

  1. 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.

    Synonyms: Adam's Peak

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA 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.

Similar
Adam's Peak

Origin

  1. Sinhaleseශ්රී පාද
  2. EnglishSri Pada

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

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Sri Pada. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sri%20Pada

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