babu ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "ciwon ciyawa." Duk da haka, kalmar “ci” gabaɗaya tana nufin aikin amfani ko cinye wani abu, yayin da “ciyawar” kalma ce ta gama gari da ake amfani da ita wajen yin nuni ga marijuana ko wasu nau’in tabar wiwi. " kalma ce da ake amfani da ita don yin nuni ga marijuana da ake nufi don sha ko shan taba, amma ba tare da ƙarin mahallin ko bayani ba, yana da wuya a tantance ainihin ma'anar kalmar.