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