As a deity name
Name 95 of the Durga Sahasranāma — Kula Arnava Tantra / Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Shiva to Goddess Parvati
Name 109 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
As a Hindi name
Nearest attested word 'ओंकारा' does not appear as a word in our Hindi sources. The nearest word is ओंकार, meaning 'ओं' शब्द. — Śabdasāgara nearest word: ओंकार — a suggestion, not a meaning
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a Buddhist Śakti or female personification of divine energy
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "oṃkārā" is the feminine form of "oṃkāra" — the same word with the feminine ending (nominative). (The spelling "oṃkārā" is looked up as "oṅkārā" — a standard final-sound spelling variant.)
Dictionary citations
oṃ—kārā f. a Buddhist Śakti or female personification of divine energy, L.
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.
Alternative readings
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