Ma'anar ƙamus na "iska" shine inganci ko yanayin iska, wanda zai iya komawa ga halaye daban-daban kamar: >Kasancewa rashin kulawa, mai saukin kai, ko na yau da kullun ta hanya ko haliSamun kuzari, rayayye, ko ruhiKasancewa da gaskiya a cikin sadarwa, ba tare da riya ko tanadi ba. Gabaɗaya, “ƙaramar iska” tana nuna jin daɗi, rashin sanin al’ada, da sauƙi wanda zai iya shafan yanayi daban-daban, tun daga mu’amalar jama’a zuwa yanayin yanayi zuwa halayen mutum.