ॐ

Design
A ligature of the letters and, with the diacritic.

Symbol

 * 1) om or aum: the sacred syllable and mantra in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism

Etymology
From Sanskrit

Interjection

 * 1) the sacred syllable and mantra in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism

Noun

 * 1) om; aum

Etymology
Etymology disputed.
 * A. Parpola proposes borrowing from, ultimately from , a contraction of , cognate with.
 * M. Blumfield proposes derivation from via *ō >* ōṃ > ōm, cognate with.
 * The Upaniṣads propose multiple Sanskrit etymologies, including: from ; from ; and from or.

Interjection

 * 1) the sacred syllable and mantra in Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism: om, aum