The use of Tippi has been commonly applied in Gurbani. There are several words on which Tippi is placed at the correct position, but the same type of words, with the same meaning, may not have a Tippi placed on them. If Tippi is not used while pronouncing such words, the pronunciation and meaning will become incorrect. For the readers’ understanding, here are some examples from Gurbani:
In verse number (1), the word เจชเฉเฉฐเจเฉ has the Tippi placed at the correct position, but in verses (2) and (3), Tippi is not placed. The meaning remains the same, so it is important to use Tippi while pronouncing เจชเฉเฉฐเจเฉ in these verses as well; otherwise, the meaning of เจชเฉเฉฐเจเฉ will change to “to worship.”
In verses (4) and (5), the word เจ เฉฐเจจเฉ has the Tippi placed, which means food, but in verses (6) and (7), the word เจ เจจเฉ does not have the Tippi, even though here, it also refers to food. Therefore, for correct pronunciation, Tippi should be used to maintain the meaning of food. Without Tippi, the word เจ เจจเฉ could have other meanings such as “continuously,” “other,” or “duality,” which do not apply here.
In verse (8), Tippi is correctly placed on the letter เจฎ in the word เจฎเฉฐเจเจจเจนเจพเจฐ, indicating the meaning “the one who begs.” However, in verse (9), the absence of the Tippi on the เจฎ alters the meaning if the Tippi is not pronounced, despite the intended meaning still being “the one who begs.” Therefore, for correct pronunciation, the Tippi should also be added in verse (9).
Similarly, here are other examples of words that appear in Gurbani both with and without Tippi:
| Without Tippi | With Tippi |
|---|---|
| เจชเฉเจจ | เจชเฉเฉฐเจจ |
| เจเจฎเจเจฟ | เจเจฎเฉฐเจ |
| เจ เจจเจฆเฉ | เจ เจจเฉฐเจฆเฉ |
| เจ เจนเจเจฐเจฃเฉ | เจ เจนเฉฐเจเจฐเจฃเฉ |
| เจเจฆเฉเจฐ | เจเฉฐเจฆเฉเจฐ |
| เจธเจฎเฉเจฆเฉ | เจธเจฎเฉเฉฐเจฆเฉ |
| เจชเจฐเจชเจ | เจชเจฐเจชเฉฐเจ |
| เจชเจกเฉเจ | เจชเฉฐเจกเฉเจ |
| เจฎเฉเจฆเจพเจตเจฃเฉ | เจฎเฉเฉฐเจฆเจพเจตเจฃเฉ |
| เจเฉเจเจ | เจเฉเฉฐเจเจ |
| เจเฉเจตเจฟเจฆ | เจเฉเจตเจฟเฉฐเจฆ |
| เจธเจพเจฐเจ | เจธเจพเจฐเฉฐเจ |
| เจธเจฆเฉเจธเจพ | เจธเฉฐเจฆเฉเจธเจพ |
| เจ เจงเฉเจฒเจพ | เจ เฉฐเจงเฉเจฒเจพ |
Tippi should be used in all of these cases for correct pronunciation.
