# 唵

| 唵 | U+5535, &#21813; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5535 |
| ← 唴 [U+5534] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 唶 → [U+5536] |

## Translingual
### Han character

唵 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 口大中山 (RKLU), four-corner 6401$_6$, composition ⿰口奄)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 193, character 27
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3770
* Dae Jaweon: page 414, character 6
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 638, character 14
* Unihan data for U+5535

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 庵 | *qoːm, *qoːb |
| 鵪 | *qoːm |
| 菴 | *qoːm, *qrom |
| 馣 | *qoːm |
| 晻 | *qoːmʔ, *qromʔ |
| 唵 | *qoːmʔ |
| 黤 | *qoːmʔ, *qraːmʔ |
| 埯 | *qaːmʔ, *qomʔ |
| 淹 | *qroːm, *qrom, *qom, *qoms |
| 閹 | *qrom, *qromʔ |
| 崦 | *qrom |
| 醃 | *qrom, *qom |
| 掩 | *qromʔ |
| 奄 | *qromʔ |
| 罨 | *qromʔ, *qoːb, *qob |
| 裺 | *qromʔ, *qoms |
| 俺 | *qromʔ, *qoms |
| 腌 | *qom, *qrob, *qob |
| 殗 | *qob |
| 餣 | *qob |

### Etymology 1

Schuessler (2007) suggests that this is an endoactive derivation from 喑 (OC *qɯːm, “mute; silent”).
Ultimately from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *m-ʔum ~ *mum (“to hold in mouth; to chew; to eat; to kiss”); compare Tibetan ཨུམ (um, “kiss”) (STEDT; Benedict, 1972; Coblin, 1986; Schuessler, 2007).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): ǎn (an$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄢˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): am$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: ǎn
*** Zhuyin: ㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ǎn
*** Wade–Giles: an$^3$
*** Yale: ǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aan
*** Palladius: ань (anʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀän²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: am$^2$
*** Yale: ám
*** Cantonese Pinyin: am$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: em$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɐm³⁵/
* Middle Chinese: 'omX
Rime :
| Character | 唵 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 影 (34) |
| Final (韻) | 覃 (159) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 烏感切 |
| Baxter | 'omX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʔʌm$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʔəm$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ʔɒm$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʔəm$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /ʔᴀm$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /ɒm$^X$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /ʔăm$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | ǎn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | am$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*qoːmʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 唵 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 14333 |
| Phonetic component | 奄 |
| Rime group | 談 |
| Rime subdivision | 3 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 晻 |
| Old Chinese | /*qoːmʔ/ |

#### Definitions

唵
* (obsolete, rare) to hold in one's mouth
* to eat with one's hand

### Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit ॐ (oṃ).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): ǎn, ōng (an$^3$, ong$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄢˇ, ㄛㄫ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: ǎn
*** Zhuyin: ㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ǎn
*** Wade–Giles: an$^3$
*** Yale: ǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aan
*** Palladius: ань (anʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀän²¹⁴/
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: ōng
*** Zhuyin: ㄛㄫ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ong
*** Wade–Giles: ung$^1$
*** Yale: ūng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ong
*** Palladius: ун (un)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀʊŋ⁵⁵/
* Middle Chinese: 'omX
Rime :
| Character | 唵 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 影 (34) |
| Final (韻) | 覃 (159) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 烏感切 |
| Baxter | 'omX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʔʌm$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʔəm$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ʔɒm$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʔəm$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /ʔᴀm$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /ɒm$^X$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /ʔăm$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | ǎn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | am$^2$ |

#### Definitions

唵
* (Buddhism) om, aum
    Synonym: 嗡

#### Compounds

* 唵嘛呢叭咪吽 (ǎn mānī bēimēi hōng)

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): ǎn (an$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄢˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): am$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: ǎn
*** Zhuyin: ㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ǎn
*** Wade–Giles: an$^3$
*** Yale: ǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aan
*** Palladius: ань (anʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀän²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: am$^2$
*** Yale: ám
*** Cantonese Pinyin: am$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: em$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɐm³⁵/

##### Definitions

唵
* An interjection indicating doubt: um

#### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): ǎn, ān (an$^3$, an$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄢˇ, ㄢ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: ǎn
*** Zhuyin: ㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ǎn
*** Wade–Giles: an$^3$
*** Yale: ǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aan
*** Palladius: ань (anʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀän²¹⁴/
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: ān
*** Zhuyin: ㄢ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: an
*** Wade–Giles: an$^1$
*** Yale: ān
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: an
*** Palladius: ань (anʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀän⁵⁵/

##### Definitions

唵
* An interjection indicating response: mhm; uh-huh

### Etymology 4

Onomatopoeic.

#### Pronunciation

* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ām / âm
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ām
*** Tâi-lô: ām
*** Phofsit Daibuun: am
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /am²²/
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /am³³/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: âm
*** Tâi-lô: âm
*** Phofsit Daibuun: aam
*** IPA (Taipei): /am²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /am²³/

#### Definitions

唵
* (Hokkien, childish) to eat

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 食$_1$ |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 吃 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 吃 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 吃 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 吃, 𠯪 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 吃 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 吃 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Olginsky (Mikhaylovka) | 吃 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 吃 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 吃 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 吃 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 吃 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 吃 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 吃 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 吃 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 吃 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 吃, 𠯪 dated |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 吃 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 吃 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 吃 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 食$_1$, 吃 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 食$_1$, 吃 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Macau | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Maoming (Xinpo) | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Wuchuan (Wuyang) | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Guiping | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Mengshan (Xihe) | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Guigang (Nanjiang) | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Beiliu (Tangliao) | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Bobai | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Lingshan | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Pubei | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou (Xiniujiao) | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 吃, 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Ningming | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Hengzhou | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Hezhou (Pumen, Babu) | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 吃 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 食$_1$ |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 食$_1$ |
| Gan | Nanchang | 吃 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 吃 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Xingning | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Meilin) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Zijin | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai Bendihua) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie Bendihua) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Liannan | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Luhe | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Changting | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Wuping | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Yudu | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Dayu | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Tang'an) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Mashan (Pianlian) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Singapore (Meixian) | 食$_1$ |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 食$_1$ |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 吃 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 吃 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 饁 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 饁 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 饁 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 饁 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 饁 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 饁 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 食$_3$ |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 食$_3$ |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 食$_3$ |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 食$_3$ |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 食$_3$ |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 食$_3$ |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 食$_3$ |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 食$_3$ |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 食$_3$ |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 食$_3$ |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 食$_3$ |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 食$_3$ |
| Eastern Min | Sitiawan (Gutian) | 食$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 食$_3$, 捋 slang, 唵 childish |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 食$_3$, 煰, 捋 slang |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 食$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 食$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 食$_3$, 捋 slang, 唵 childish |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 食$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 食$_3$ |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 食$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 食$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 食$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 食$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 食$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 食$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 食$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 食$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 食$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 食$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 食$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 食$_3$, 唵唵 childish |
| Southern Min | Medan (Hokkien) | 食$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 食$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 食$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 食$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 食$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 食$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 食$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 食$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 食$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 食$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 食$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 食$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 食$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 食$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 食$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 食$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 食$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 食$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 食$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 食$_3$ |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 食$_3$ |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 食$_3$ |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 饁 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 吃 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 食$_3$ |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 吃 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 吃 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 吃 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 吃 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 吃 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 吃 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 吃 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 吃 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 吃 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 吃 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 吃 |

### Etymology 5
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): ǎn (an$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄢˇ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: ǎn
*** Zhuyin: ㄢˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ǎn
*** Wade–Giles: an$^3$
*** Yale: ǎn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aan
*** Palladius: ань (anʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀän²¹⁴/

#### Definitions

唵
* Used in compounds.

#### Compounds

* 唵噆

### References

* “唵”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* syllable

#### Readings

(Can we verify this pronunciation?)
* Go-on: おん (on)
* Kan-on: あん (an)
* Kun: ふくむ (fukumu, 唵む)

### Etymology

* Kanji in this term
* 唵
* おん Hyōgai
* on'yomi
*/om/ → /omu/ → /oɴ/
From Middle Chinese 唵 (ʔʌm$^X$), itself a transliteration of Sanskrit ॐ (oṃ).
The goon pronunciation, so likely the initial borrowing.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [õ̞ɴ]

### Noun

唵(おん) or 唵(オン) • (on)
* (Buddhism) om, aum
    Synonym: オーム (ōmu)

### Interjection

唵(おん) or 唵(オン) • (on)
* (Buddhism) om, aum
    Synonym: オーム (ōmu)

#### Derived terms

* 唵(おん)阿毘羅(あびら)吽欠(うんけん) (on abiraunken)

### References

* ↑ “唵”, in 日本大百科全書：ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, “Encyclopedia Nipponica”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984
* ↑ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
* ↑ “唵”, in 世界大百科事典 第２版 (Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten Dainihan, “Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Second Edition”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 1998
* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean
### Hanja

唵 • (am, om) (hangeul 암, 옴, revised am, om, McCune–Reischauer am, om)
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

唵: Hán Nôm readings: án, úm, ướm, ngàn, ngạn
* (Buddhism) om; aum

#### References

* Nom Foundation