Ma’anar kamus na “ saniyar saniya” kalma ce ta guntun takin saniya, musamman wadda ta bushe ta yi tauri. Ana amfani da shi a ƙauye ko yankunan noma inda shanu ko wasu dabbobi suke. Yawancin lokaci ana amfani da kalmar cikin raha ko watsi da ita don komawa ga wani abu da ake ganin ba shi da daɗi ko mara kyau.
