English Explanatory Dictionary

Omkaar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A male given name from India.
  2. A Hindu title for a supreme god, “the primordial sound from which the universe was manifest.”

Word forms

Omkaar

Etymology

From an ancient Sanskrit name ओंकार (oṃkāra, “om, aum”) adopted by Hindus which translated means “the primordial sound from which the universe was manifest,” shortened to ॐ (oṃ).

Related words

omkar
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