As a deity name
Name 570 of the Narasimha Sahasranāma — Brahmanda Purana / Narasimha Purana, as taught by Sages to Assembly of Devotees
Name 50 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
ओंकार · noun · masculine
'ओं' शब्द · 'ओं' शब्द का निर्देश या उच्चारण · सोहन चिड़िया — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
the sacred and mystical syllable om, the exclamation om, pronouncing the syllable om, &c., (cf. vijayoṃkāra, kṛtoṃkāra)
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (5)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "oṃkāra" is the vocative of "oṃkārā" — the same word in a different grammatical case. (The spelling "oṃkāra" is looked up as "oṅkāra" — a standard final-sound spelling variant.)
Dictionary citations
oṃ—kāra (oṃ-k˚), m. the sacred and mystical syllable om, the exclamation om, pronouncing the syllable om, Mn. ii, 75; 81; Kathās.; Bhag. &c., (cf. vijayoṃkāra, kṛtoṃkāra)
a beginning, prosperous or auspicious beginning of (e.g. a science), Bālar.
N. of a Liṅga
oṃ—kārā f. a Buddhist Śakti or female personification of divine energy, L.
Alternative readings
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