ੴ

ੴ U+0A74, ੴ GURMUKHI EK ONKAR ← ੳ [U+0A73] Gurmukhi ੵ → [U+0A75]

Translingual

Symbol

ੴ

Illuminated Guru Granth Sahib folio with Ek Oankar

1. 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.

Punjabi

Etymology

From ੧ (1, “one”) +‎ ਓਮ (om, “God in Hinduism, Universe, Om”) +‎ ਕਾਰ (kār, “do”).

Proper noun

ੴ • (ek oṅkār) m (Shahmukhi spelling اِکّ اونکار)

1. (Sikhism) God (One Universal Creator)

   Synonyms: ਵਾਹਿਗੁਰੂ (vāhigurū), ਰੱਬ (rabba)

Origin

The word "onkār", comes from the word "omkārā", a nickname of the Hindu God of Destruction, Shiva.

Usage notes

The Sikh symbol ek onkār represents the one supreme reality and is a central tenet of Sikh religious philosophy.

References

• “ੴ”, in Punjabipedia [ਪੰਜਾਬੀਪੀਡੀਆ] (in Punjabi), Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024