Kalmar “ saniya nono” tana nufin saniya mace wadda ake ajiyewa domin babbar manufar samar da madara, yawanci don cin mutum. Kalmar “milch” tsohuwar kalma ce wadda ke nufin “samar da madara,” kuma galibi ana amfani da ita wajen yin la’akari da shanu ko wasu dabbobi masu shayarwa waɗanda ake amfani da su wajen kiwon kiwo. A ma’ana ta alama, ana kuma iya amfani da kalmar “saniya mai nono” wajen kwatanta tushen samun kuɗi mai ƙarfi ko kuma amintacciyar hanyar tallafi.