Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "boot boot" wani nau'i ne mai ƙarfi na takalmin soja wanda aka tsara don amfani da shi a yanayin fama ko yanayi mara kyau. Yawanci, takalman yaƙi suna da tsayin ƙafar ƙafa kuma an yi su daga fata ko wasu abubuwa masu ɗorewa, kuma suna iya haɗawa da ƙafafu masu ƙarfi, yatsan ƙarfe, da sauran abubuwan kariya don ba da tallafi da tsaro ga sojoji ko wasu mutane a cikin yanayi masu buƙatar jiki.