Ma'anar ƙamus na "abin kyama" ita ce kamar haka: ta hanyar da ke nuna ƙaƙƙarfan ji na raini ko rashin yarda; tare da kyama. Lalaci ne da ke bayyana yadda mutum yake ji ko kuma halinsa a lokacin da yake fuskantar kyama, wanda ke nufin tsananin kyama, kyama, ko kyama ga wani abu. Alal misali, "Ta kalli abincin da aka ɓata cikin kyama, nan take ta jefar da shi."
