Kalmar "Macushla" ba a samun ta a daidaitattun ƙamus na Turanci, amma kalma ce ta ƙauna a cikin Turancin Irish, wanda aka samo daga kalmar Irish Gaelic "mo chuisle," wanda ke nufin " bugun jini na "ko" bugun zuciya na." Yawancin lokaci ana amfani da shi azaman kalmar so ga wanda ake so, kama da "darling" ko "sweetheart."
