Ma'anar ƙamus na "endocentric" shine:(siffa) mai alaƙa da ko kasancewa ginin nahawu wanda kalma ɗaya, yawanci suna ko sifa, ta zama shugaban jumla kuma ta ƙayyade Identity of the whole phrase, as in “bookcase” or “Jadhead”A cikin ilimin harshe, gini na endocentric shine wanda jimlar tana da nau’in nahawu iri ɗaya da ɗaya daga cikin abubuwan da ke cikinta, wanda ake ɗaukarsa kamar shugaban magana. A cikin gine-gine na endocentric, ana ɗaukar kai a matsayin mafi mahimmanci kuma yana ƙayyade ma'anar jumlar gaba ɗaya.