Ma’anar ƙamus na kalmar “kaɗa kai” ita ce rashin taka tsantsan ko taka tsantsan; halin rashin kulawa ko gafala. Yana nufin yanayi ko ingancin rashin kulawa ko rashin kulawa a cikin ayyukan mutum ko yanke shawara, galibi yana haifar da sakamako mai illa. Ma’anar “tsaro” sun haɗa da rashin hankali, rashin sanin yakamata, rashin tunani, rashin kulawa, da gafala. Maganganun “tsaratarwa” sun haɗa da taka tsantsan, taka tsantsan, kulawa, kula, da kuma faɗa.