Ma’anar ƙamus na “tsayawa” sifa ce da ke bayyana wani abu da aka sanya tashe ko toshe a cikinsa don rufewa ko rufe shi. Yana nuna cewa an saka kwantena ko jirgin ruwa tare da matsewa, wanda ke hana abin da ke ciki zube ko zubewa. Ana amfani da kalmar “tsayawa” don kwatanta kwalabe, kwalabe, ko wasu nau’ikan kwantena waɗanda aka rufe da madaidaicin don kiyaye abubuwan da ke cikin su kuma ba su gurɓata ba.