Bengali

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Pronunciation

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  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /om/, [ˈoːm], [ˈom], /õm/, [ˈõm], /oũm/, [ˈoũm]
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  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /om/, [ˈoːm], [ˈom], /õm/, [ˈõm], /om/, [ˈom], /ou̯m/, [ˈou̯m]

Noun

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ওম (ōm)

  1. Alternative spelling of ওঁ (ō̃)

Middle Bengali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit 𑀉𑀫𑁆𑀳 (umha), from Sanskrit ऊष्मन् (ūṣmán). Doublet of উম (uma).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ওম (oma)

  1. warmth, heat
    Synonym: তাও (tāo)

Further reading

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  • Sen, Sukumar (1971) An Etymological Dictionary of Bengali: c. 1000-1800 A.D.[1], volume 946, Calcutta: Eastern Publishers.