Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "takin yunwa" yana nufin wani nau'i na zanga-zangar inda wasu gungun mutane, galibi marasa aikin yi ko marasa aikin yi, suke bi ta tituna suna neman agaji daga yunwa da fatara. Wadannan jerin gwanon sun hada da zanga-zangar lumana, amma wani lokaci suna iya zama tashin hankali idan suka fuskanci turjiya daga hukumomi ko masu zanga-zangar. Tattakin yunwa ya kasance wani nau'i na zanga-zangar al'umma da siyasa a tsawon tarihi, musamman a lokutan matsalolin tattalin arziki da tashin hankalin al'umma.