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Translingual
editSymbol
editੴ
- Gurmukhi symbol ੴ (ek oaṅkār)
- Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Nanak, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 1:
- ੴ ਸਤਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਕਰਤਾ ਪੁਰਖੁ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਨਿਰਵੈਰੁ ਅਕਾਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਅਜੂਨੀ ਸੈਭੰ ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ
- ek oaṅkār sat nām kartā purakh nirbhau nirvaer akāl mūrt ajūnī saebh̃ gur prasād
- One Universal Creator God. The Name Is Truth. Creative Being Personified. No Fear. No Hatred. Image Of The Undying, Beyond Birth, Self-Existent, By Guru's Grace.
- Guru Granth Sahib, Guru Nanak, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 1:
Punjabi
editEtymology
editFrom ੧ (1, “one”) + ਓਮ (om, “God in Hinduism, Universe, Om”) + ਕਾਰ (kār, “do”).
Proper noun
editੴ • (ek oṅkār) m (Shahmukhi spelling اِکّ اونکار)
Origin
editThe word "onkār", comes from the word "omkārā", a nickname of the Hindu God of Destruction, Shiva.
Usage notes
editThe Sikh symbol ek onkār represents the one supreme reality and is a central tenet of Sikh religious philosophy.
References
edit- “ੴ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024