Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "nettle" itace tsire-tsire mai tsire-tsire masu tsire-tsire masu gashi a cikin ganye da kuma masu tushe wanda zai iya haifar da haushi idan an taɓa shi. Hakanan ana iya amfani da kalmar a matsayin fi’ili don nuna fushi ko bata wa wani rai.