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)

1. animal scale

   Sisik ikan ― Fish scale

   Sisik tenggiling ― Pangolin scale

Further reading

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

Pangutaran Sama

Noun

sisik

1. fish scale