ॐ

See also: ক্ত

Hindi

Etymology

From the Sanskrit combination of characters ओ (o) + ँ (̃) in cursive.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /oːm/, [õːm]

Noun

ॐ • (om) m

1. om, aum
2. omkara (correct name for written sign)
3. the sacred syllable and mantra in Hinduism and Buddhism

Synonyms

• (om): ओम् (om)

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

• ওঁ (Assamese script)
• ᬒᬁ (Balinese script)
• ওঁ (Bengali script)
• 𑰌𑰼 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀑𑀁 (Brahmi script)
• ဥုံ (Burmese script)
• ૐ (Gujarati script)
• ੴ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑍐 (Grantha script)
• ꦎꦴꦀ (Javanese script)
• ಓಂ (Kannada script)
• ឱំ (Khmer script)
• ໂອໍ (Lao script)
• ഓമ് (Malayalam script)
• ᢀᠣ (Manchu script)
• 𑘌𑘦𑘿 (Modi script)
• ᢀᠣᠸᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦬𑧞 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑑉 (Newa script)
• ଓମ୍ (Odia script)
• 𑆏𑆀 (Sharada script)
• 𑖌𑖼 (Siddham script)
• ඕම් (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩐𑩕𑪖 (Soyombo script)
• ௐ (Tamil script)
• ఓం (Telugu script)
• โอํ (Thai script)
• ཨོཾ (Tibetan script)
• 𑓇 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨀𑨆𑨸 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

A combination of characters ओ (o) + ँ (m̐) in cursive.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɐwm/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /oːm/

Particle

ॐ • (oṃ)

1. om; aum
2. the sacred syllable and mantra in Hinduism and Buddhism

Descendants

• English: aum, om
• Chinese:
  • Mandarin: 唵
• Tibetan: ཨོཾ (oṃ)