Kalmar "kirpan" tana nufin maƙarƙashiyar biki ko ƙaramin takobi wanda shine labarin bangaskiya cikin Sikhism. Yana ɗaya daga cikin batutuwa biyar na bangaskiya waɗanda ake buƙatar Sikhs da suka yi baftisma su saka a kowane lokaci a matsayin alamar bangaskiyarsu da sadaukarwarsu don tabbatar da adalci da kare marasa laifi. Kalmar “kirpan” ta fito ne daga yaren Punjabi kuma an samo asali ne daga kalmomin “kirpa,” wanda ke nufin “ƙauna,” da “aan,” wanda ke nufin “girmama”. Ana ɗaukar kirpan a matsayin alama mai tsarki kuma muhimmiyar alama ta Sikh kuma maza da mata suna sawa.