sisik

Inherited from Malay sisik, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siksik (“scale of fish, lizard or snake; shell of turtle or tortoise”)

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsisik/ [ˈsi.sɪk̚]
• Rhymes: -isik
• Syllabification: si‧sik

sisik (plural sisik-sisik)

1. scale (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

• “sisik” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siksik (“scale of fish, lizard or snake; shell of turtle or tortoise”). Cognate with Malagasy sisika and Fijian cici.

• (Baku) IPA^(key): /ˈsisik/ [ˈsi.siʔ]
  • Rhymes: -isik
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): /ˈsisek/ [ˈsi.seʔ]
  • Rhymes: -isek
• Hyphenation: si‧sik

sisik (Jawi spelling سيسيق, plural sisik-sisik)

1. scale (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

   Sisik ikan ― Fish scale

   Sisik tenggiling ― Pangolin scale

• > Indonesian: sisik (inherited)

• “sisik” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *siksik

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siksik (“scale of fish, lizard or snake; shell of turtle or tortoise”)

sisik

1. fish scale

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siksik (“scale of fish, lizard or snake; shell of turtle or tortoise”).

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /sisik/ [sɪˈsik̚]
• Rhymes: -ik
• Syllabification: si‧sik

sisik (Sulat Sūg spelling سِسِكْ)

1. scale (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

   Coordinate term: hu'nap

   Mataud sisik in balanak iban bangus.

   The Mullet and milkfish have many scales.