Another name for the kinar — the outer skin ring of the dayan's head, favored in some regions and teaching lines. Whichever word a teacher uses, it denotes the same zone: the second layer of skin at the rim where Na and Ta strike.
Some players use chanti specifically for the very edge line where the fingertip meets the border of the two skin layers — the exact contact point being a matter of nikas taught hands-on. See Kinar for the construction detail.