Aum
From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia
By Jit Majumdar
- to say out loudly
- a pluti, or an overlong vowel in Sanskrit and other Indic alphabets, rendered as, written as the 12th vowel of the Devanāgari alphabet with the diacritic anusvāra;
- the syllable called praņava, which means “a humming or droning shout or sound of praise”, which is considered as the sound- representation of the all-encompassing Supreme Being, the Absolute Existence-Consciousness, and the primordial and original vibration out of which manifested creation came into existence, and which is the primary representative symbol for all Indic religions, sects and traditions.
Aum in different languages and scripts[edit]
| # | Official Omkar(s) |
Word | Language | Language Family |
Script |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ॐ | औम् | Sanskrit | Indo-European | Devanagari |
| 2 | ऊँ | औम् | Sanskrit | Indo-European | Devanagari |
| 3 | ꣽ | ओ३म् | Sanskrit | Indo-European | Devanagari |
| 4 | 𑖌𑖼 | 𑖍𑖦 | Sanskrit | Indo-European | Siddham |
| 5 | 𑦭𑧆𑧠 | [same] | Sanskrit | Indo-European | Nandinagari |
| 6 | 𑰍𑰦 | [same] | Sanskrit | Indo-European | Bhaiksuki |
| 7 | [see chart] | [see chart] | Sanskrit | Indo-European | Gupta |
| 8 | 𑜒𑜪𑜤 | 𑜒𑜤𑜉𑜫 | Ahom | Tai-Kadai | Ahom |
| 9 | [see chart] | [see chart] | Apatani | Tibeto- Burman | Tani |
| 10 | [see chart] | [see chart] | Assmiya | Indo-European | Kamarupi |
| 11 | 𑂌𑂧 | [same] | Awadhi | Indo-European | Kaithi |
| 12 | [see chart] | [see chart] | Bagada | Dravidian | Bagadu |
| 13 | [see chart] | [see chart] | Bajjika | Indo-European | Purva Licchavi |
| 14 | [see chart] | [see chart] | Balti | Tibeto-Burman | Balti A |
| 15 | [see chart] | [see chart] | Balti | Tibeto-Burman | Balti B |
| 16 | [see chart] | [see chart] | Bantawa | Tibeto-Burman | Kirant Khambu Rai Barṇamala |
| 17 | ওঁ | ঔম্ | Bengali | Indo-European | Bengali-Asamiya |
| 18 | [see chart] | [see chart] | Bhumij | Austroasiatic | Ol Onal |
| 19 | 𑄃𑄮𑄀 | 𑄏𑄚𑄁 | Chakma | Indo-European | Chakma |
| 20 | [see chart] | [see chart] | Dhimal | Tibeto- Burman | Dham |
| 21 | 𑤀𑤳𑤼 | 𑤀𑤳𑤤 | Dhivehi | Indo-European | Dives Akuru |
| 22 | 𑚈𑚫 | 𑑖𑑁𑑕 | Dogri | Indo-European | Takri |
| 23 | 𐭐𐭎𐭅 | [same] | Gandhari | Indo-European | Kharoshthi |
| 24 | 𑴋𑵀 | 𑴋𑴤 | Gondi (Koitur) |
Dravidian | Masaram |
| 25 | 𑶘 | 𑵫𑵰 | Gondi (Koitur) |
Dravidian | Gunjala |
| 26 | [see chart] | [see chart] | Gurung | Tibeto-Burman | Khema |
| 26 | ଔଂ | Halbi | Indo-European | Halbi | |
| 27 | 𑣿 | 𑢡𑣇𑣖 𑣁𑣇𑣖 |
Ho | Austroasiatic | Warang Ksiti |
| 28 | 𑑏𑑖𑑀 | [see chart] | Jaunsari Pahari | Indo-European | Jaunsari Takri |
| 29 | ಓಂ | ಓಮ್ | Kannada | Dravidian | Kannada |
| 30 | [see chart] | [see chart] | Karbi | Tibeto-Burman | Arleng Mekʼlek |
| 31 | 𑇄 | 𑆐𑆩 | Kashmiri (Koshur) |
Indo-European | Sharda |
| 32 | ಔಂ | [same] | Kodava | Dravidian | Kannada |
| 33 | [see chart] | [see chart] | Kodava | Dravidian | Muthanna |
| 34 | [see chart] | [see chart] | Kodava | Dravidian | Koorgi Aksharu |
| 35 | [see chart] | [see chart] | Konkani | Indo-European | Goykanadi |
| 36 | [see chart] | [see chart] | Kurukh | Dravidian | Tolong Siki |
| 37 | [see chart] | [see chart] | Kurukh | Dravidian | Kurukh Banna |
| 38 | ᰣᰨᰵ ᰣᰪᰮ |
ᰣᰪᰕ | Lepcha | Tibeto-Burman | Mingzat |
| 39 | ᤀᤥᤱ | ᤀᤦᤔ | Limbu | Tibeto-Burman | Sirijung |
| 40 | [see chart] | [see chart] | Magar | Tibeto-Burman | Magar Akkha Rika |
| 41 | [see chart] | [see chart] | Mahasu Pahari | Indo-European | Kiunthali |
| 42 | 𑓇 | 𑒎𑒧𑓂 | Maithili | Indo-European | Tirhuta |
| 43 | ഓം | ഔമ് | Malayalam | Dravidian | Malayalam Aksharamala |
| 44 | 𑘌𑘽 | 𑘍𑘦 | Marathi | Indo-European | Modi |
| 45 | 𑅐𑅒𑅬 | [same] | Marwari | Indo-European | Mahajani |
| 46 | ꫲ | ꯑꯟꯕ | Meitei | Tibeto- Burman | Kanglei |
| 47 | 𞓐𞓯𞓟𞓧 | [same] | Mundari | Austroasiatic | Nag Mundari Bani Hisir |
| 48 | 𑑉 | 𑐍𑐩 | Nepali | Indo-European | Pracalit |
| 49 | 𑲏𑲴𑲶 | 𑲏𑲴𑐩 | Newari | Tibeto- Burman | Ranjana |
| 49 | Newari | Tibeto- Burman | Bhijimol | ||
| 50 | ଓଁ | ଔମ୍ | Odia | Indo-European | Kalinga |
| 51 | [see chart] | ओं | Pahari | Indo-European | Devanagari |
| 52 | 𑀒𑀫 | [same] | Prakrit/Pali | Indo-European | Brahmi |
| 53 | ੴ | ਔਮ੍ | Punjabi | Indo-European | Gurumukhi |
| 54 | [see chart] | [see chart] | Punjabi | Indo-European | Landa |
| 55 | ᱳᱸᱢ | [same] | Santhali | Austroasiatic | Ol Chiki |
| 56 | 𑊀𑊂𑊠 | [same] | Saraiki | Indo-European | Multani |
| 57 | ꢑꢪ | [same] | Saurashtra | Indo-European | Saurashtra |
| 58 | [see chart] | [see chart] | Sirmauri | Indo-European | Dhankari |
| 59 | 𑊹𑋟 | 𑊹𑋗 | Sindhi | Indo-European | Hathvani |
| 60 | ඕම් | ඖම් | Sinhala | Indo-European | Akuru Liyamu |
| 61 | [see chart] | 𑃢𑃥𑃖 | Sora | Austroasiatic | Sorang Sompeng |
| 62 | [see chart] | [see chart] | Sunuwar (Koincha, Koits Lo, Mukhiya) |
Tibeto-Burman | Tikamuli |
| 63 | ꠀꠥꠝ | [same] | Sylheti | Indo-European | Sylheti Nagari |
| 64 | ௐ | ஔம் | Tamil | Dravidian | Tamil |
| 65 | [see chart] | [see chart] | Tangsa | Tibeto-Burman | Tangsa |
| 66 | ఓం | ఔమ్ | Telugu | Dravidian | Telugu |
| 67 | ཨོཾ | འུ྅ | Tibetan (Bod-yig) |
Tibeto-Burman | Uchen |
| 68 | ꡝꡡꡏ | ꡖꡟꡏ | Tibetan (Bod-yig) |
Tibeto-Burman | Phags-pa |
| 69 | 𑨀𑨆𑨵 | 𑨀𑨃𑨢 | Tibetan (Bod-yig) |
Tibeto-Burman | Zanabazar |
| 70 | [see chart] | [see chart] | Tripuri (Korborok) |
Tibeto-Burman | Aima |
| 71 | [see chart] | [see chart] | Tulu | Dravidian | Tigalari |
| 72 | ഔഁ | ഔമ | Tulu | Dravidian | Malayalam Aksharamala |