ஓம்
See also: -ஓம்
Tamil edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *ām (“yes, let it be so”), a contraction of Proto-Dravidian *ākum (“it will be so, it shall be so”, see ஆகு (āku, “to become”), ஆகும் (ākum)), Doublet of ஆம் (ām) and ஆமாம் (āmām). Compare Sanskrit आम् (ām, “yes”).
Particle edit
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit ॐ (oṃ), see there for further etymology.
Noun edit
ஓம் • (ōm)
See also edit
- (symbol) ௐ (oṃ)
References edit
- Johann Philipp Fabricius, Na. Kadirvelu Pillai, David W. McAlpin, Rajagopal Subramanian, University of Madras, Miron Winslow (2022) “ஓம்”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Tamil Dictionaries]