ਓਅੰਕਾਰ

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ੴ

Etymology

From ਓਅੰ (oã, “expansion, satisfaction, protection”) +‎ ਕਾਰ (kār, “do”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oːə̃ŋ.käːɾᵊ/

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Proper noun

ਓਅੰਕਾਰ • (oaṅkār) m (Shahmukhi spelling اونکار or اوانکار)

1. (Sikhism) God (Universal Creator)
   • Guru Granth Sahib, Kabir, translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa, ang 340:

     ਓਅੰਕਾਰ ਆਦਿ ਮੈ ਜਾਨਾ

     oaṅkār ād mae jānā

     I know only the One, the Universal Creator, the Primal Being.

   Synonyms: ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ (wāhegurū), ਰੱਬ (rabba)

References

• “ਓਅੰਕਾਰ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025