Kalmar "punctum" tana da 'yan ma'anoni ƙamus daban-daban dangane da mahallin:A cikin ilimin harshe, "punctum" yana nufin alamar yare da ake amfani da ita a wasu harsuna don nuna damuwa. ko sautin, kamar babban lafazi a cikin Mutanen Espanya ko alamun tonal a cikin Sinanci na Mandarin spot in the center of the macula of the retina. kuma yana ɗaukar hankalin mai kallo, yana ƙirƙirar haɗin kai tare da hoton. kama da kan rubutun waƙa na zamani.