Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "becalm" ita ce sanya (jirgin ruwa) ya zama mara motsi ta hanyar rashin iska ko don kwantar da hankali ko samun nutsuwa. Hakanan ana iya amfani da shi a alamance don yin tausasawa, yin shiru ko kawo zaman lafiya ga mutum ko yanayi.
