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Where does “ॐ” come from?

ॐ (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit ओ — ow, ouch.

ॐ (Sanskrit): om; aum; the sacred syllable and mantra in...

Definitions

  1. om; aum; the sacred syllable and mantra in...

Ancestry of “ॐ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritओow, ouch

Words derived from “ॐ”

  • aum
  • ૐ
  • اوم
  • ཨོཾ
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