Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "bile" wani ruwa ne mai ɗaci, koren rawaya wanda hanta ke ɓoyewa kuma a adana shi a cikin gallbladder, wanda ke taimakawa wajen narkewar kitse a cikin ƙananan hanji. Bile kuma yana taimakawa wajen kawar da abubuwan da ba su da amfani a jiki. A ma’ana ta ma’ana, kalmar “bile” tana iya nuni ga dacin rai ko rashin tausayi, musamman idan aka bayyana ta da baki ko a rubuce.