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ੰ U+0A70, ੰ GURMUKHI TIPPI ← ੯ [U+0A6F] Gurmukhi ੱ → [U+0A71]

Translingual

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʈɪˈpiː]

Diacritical mark

ੰ

1. Gurmukhi diacritic ਟਿੱਪੀ (ṭippī), the Gurmukhi equivalent to candrabindu.

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• Shahmukhi letter: ں (ṉ), ن (n)

Pronunciation

With [ə] as a reference vowel

• (before uvulars) IPA^(key): [ə̃ɴ]
• (before velars) IPA^(key): [ə̃ŋ]
• (before postalveolars) IPA^(key): /ə̃ɲ/, [ə̃n̠ʲ]
• (before retroflexes) IPA^(key): [ə̃ɳ]
• (before dentals) IPA^(key): [ə̃n̪]
• (before labials) IPA^(key): [ə̃m]

Diacritical mark

ੰ

1. ਟਿੱਪੀ (ṭippī), one of two Gurmukhi diacritics for nasalization of vowels and marking nasal codas.

Usage notes

ਟਿੱਪੀ (ṭippī) is used on short vowels and dependent ੂ (ū), while ਂ ਬਿੰਦੀ (bindī) is used on long vowels and independent ਉ (u), the possible combinations with vowels are shown below:

• ਅੰ (ã), ਇੰ (ĩ)
• ਕੰ (kã), ਕਿੰ (kĩ), ਕੁੰ (kũ), ਕੂੰ (kū̃)

See also

• Gurmukhi script letters: ੳ, ਅ, ੲ, ਸ, ਹ, ਕ, ਖ, ਗ, ਘ, ਙ, ਚ, ਛ, ਜ, ਝ, ਞ, ਟ, ਠ, ਡ, ਢ, ਣ, ਤ, ਥ, ਦ, ਧ, ਨ, ਪ, ਫ, ਬ, ਭ, ਮ, ਯ, ਰ, ਲ, ਵ, ੜ, ਸ਼, ਖ਼, ਗ਼, ਜ਼, ਫ਼, ਲ਼, ਕ਼ ^[edit]

• Gurmukhi script vowels: ਅ, ਆ, ਇ, ਈ, ਉ, ਊ, ਏ, ਐ, ਓ, ਔ ^[edit]

• Gurmukhi script diacritics: ਾ, ਿ, ੀ, ੁ, ੂ, ੇ, ੈ, ੋ, ੌ, ਂ, ੰ, ੱ ^[edit]

Further reading

• “ਟਿੱਪੀ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025