Entry record from Schapper (2020): Wersing Peitoko
isik[iˈsik]
• vt. descale; remove the scales from a fish(eng).menyisik; membuang sisiknya (terutama ikan sebelum dimasak)(ind).
Teta apia isik.We are descaling the fish.(eng), Kita menyisik ikan.(ind)
Origin: Likely Austronesian, cf. Malay |fn{sisik} 'scale of fish'
Source: Hans Retebana