The story
- Sanskrit · learned borrowing fromओम्
- English todayom
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ओम् (om) (symbol ॐ (oṃ) (ॐ)). The former (om) is used in both Buddhist and Hindu settings, while the latter (aum) is usually used only in Jain and Hindu settings.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.