Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "cinerarium" wani akwati ne, yawanci an yi shi da ƙarfe ko dutse, inda ake sanya tokar gawar da aka ƙone. Har ila yau, a wasu lokuta ana amfani da ita don komawa daki ko ginin da ake ajiye irin waɗannan kwantena. An samo kalmar daga kalmar Latin "cinis," wanda ke nufin "toka."
