As a deity name
Name 427 of the Ganesha Sahasranāma — Ganesha Purana (Upasana Khanda), as taught by Sage Vyasa / Lord Ganesha
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
The mysterious name of the deity: see om. (-rā) A Bauddha Śakti, or female personification of divine energy. E. oma, and kāra affix implying a letter, the compound letter o; otherw…
Scripturally attested Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "oṅkāra" is the vocative of "oṃkāra" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "oṅkāra" is the vocative of "oṃkārā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
oṅkāra m. (-raḥ) The mysterious name of the deity: see om. f. (-rā) A Bauddha Śakti, or female personification of divine energy. E. oma, and kāra affix implying a letter, the compound letter o; otherwise om, signifying assent, and kāra who makes; what complies with our wishes.
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.
oṃ—kārā f. a Buddhist Śakti or female personification of divine energy, L.
Alternative readings
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