sisik
Malay
Sisik of fish
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *siksik (“scale of fish, lizard or snake; shell of turtle or tortoise”). Cognate with Malagasy sisika and Fijian cici.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sisik/
- Rhymes: -isik, -sik, -ik
Noun
sisik (Jawi spelling سيسيق, plural sisik-sisik, informal 1st possessive sisikku, 2nd possessive sisikmu, 3rd possessive sisiknya)
Further reading
- “sisik” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *siksik
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