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adam's peak

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.18 in modern English

Syllables
adam's -peak
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Sri Pada.

Etymology

After a Sri Lankan Muslim legend that the seeming indentation on the mountain is a footprint left by Adam, who were forced to stand on one leg for a thousand years as penance after being expelled from Eden; a modification of the older Buddhist tradition that it is a footprint of the Buddha. In the less common Syriac Christian version of the legend it is said to made by the apostle Thomas instead.

Rhymes With

week speak unique weak seek peak greek technique creek leak freak streak

Questions

What does adam's peak mean?
Sri Pada.
Where does adam's peak come from?
After a Sri Lankan Muslim legend that the seeming indentation on the mountain is a footprint left by Adam, who were forced to stand on one leg for a thousand years as penance after being expelled from Eden; a modification of the older Buddhist tradition that it is a footprint of the Buddha. In the less common Syriac Christian version of the legend it is said to made by the apostle Thomas instead.

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