Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "ringlet" ƙarami ce ko kuma jerin ƙananan ƙullun gashin gashi, yawanci suna rataye a hankali ko a cikin siffar karkace. Kalmar kuma tana iya nufin abu mai siffar madauwari ko karkace, kamar zobe ko naɗin waya. Bugu da ƙari, "ringlet" na iya nufin wani nau'in malam buɗe ido tare da nau'i na madauwari daban-daban a kan fuka-fukansa.