Om
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: /ɒm/, /əʊm/
Alternative forms
Origin
From Sanskrit à¥.
Full definition of om
Noun
om
(plural oms)- (Hinduism, Buddhism) A sacred, mystical syllable used in prayer and meditation.
- 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 800:In fact it sounded exactly like the voice of Livia, her vanished sister, and, like her, it was intoning the Aum just as she used once to do at the beginning of her yoga sessions.
- 2001, Hazel Curry, The Guardian, 20 Oct 2001:Om is pronounced "a-a-o-o-u-u-m-m" and is repeated slowly for as long as possible.