Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "lychgate" ƙofar ce mai rufi zuwa farfajiyar coci, wanda a ƙarƙashinsa ake ajiye akwatin gawa kafin bikin jana'izar. Yawanci wani tsari ne da aka lullube, sau da yawa yana da rufin asiri, wanda ke bakin kofar wata majami'a ko makabarta, kuma ana amfani da shi a matsayin matsuguni ga masu kaifin baki da makoki domin taruwa kafin a fara jerin gwano. Kalmar “lych” tsohuwar kalmar Ingilishi ce ga gawa ko gawa, kuma “ƙofa” tana nufin ƙofar shiga ko buɗewa.