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The backbone of a fish. (see bakóg, bokóg, síkag-small fish bones).

(H) A small fish-bone; to stick in the throat, obstruct the throat. Nabokóg akó sang síkag sang ísdà. A fish-bone stuck in my throat. (see síkag).

Full of small bones. (see sikágon).

To open, turn aside, part (as the hair when looking for lice). Bukikiá ang mga pinaníd sang tulún-an. Turn the leaves of the book. (see bukî, busíksik, busíkad, bulád, hítad).

To open, pull asunder, draw apart, unclasp, as a purse, etc. Burikáta ang mga ilalakúb sang íya matá kag usisáon mo kon sa diín ang púling. Press his eyelid open and see where the mote is. (In an obscene sense-aperire vulvam; see bíkat, busíkad, busíksik).

See busíkad id. Also: to be curious. (see busísì).

To invite, call to, request one's presence or company; to lead by the hand, guide, help along a road or the like. Dapíta siá. Invite him. Dapíti ang kalasálon sang isá ka bánda nga músika. Engage a band for the marriage-feast. Idápit akó ánay sa íya. Please invite him for me or in my name. Sa tanán nga mga dinápit diótay lámang ang mga nagtalámbong. Of all those that were invited only a few attended. Dinapítan níla ang íla pándut sing madámù nga mga Párì. They invited many priests to assist at their feast. Gindápit níya ang bátà. He led the baby or child by the hand. Dapíta iníng tigúlang nga táo sa íya paglakát sa dálan. Help this old man along the road. Guide-, lead-, support-him on his way along the road. (see ágda, kángay, hágad).

To stick in the throat, etc. See dohól. Nadónlan siá sang síkag sang ísdà. A small fish-bone stuck in his throat.

(H) To join sides with, to stand-, lie down-, side by side, be close together. Si Hosé nagadulúg sa kay Andrés. Joseph is close by the side of Andrew. Dulugí (dúlgi) siá kag sikádan túbtub nga magbalískad (mabúntul). Press him to your side and push against him till he tumbles on his back. Nagadulgánay (nagadulugánay) silá. They are close together. (see doróg, húlid).

(B) To engage, hire, invite, usually with the promise of pay. Ginakángay si Fuláno, ang músika, ang manugsírko, etc. N.N., the band, the circus-man, etc., are being invited (or engaged). Kinangáyan níla ang pándut sing orkésta. They hired an orchestra for the feastday. Ikángay akó ánay sang orkésta sa Miagáw. Please engage for me the Miagao orchestra. Kangáya ang kosinéro ni Fuláno sa áton tábad. Engage N.N.'s cook for our banquet. (see ágda, hágad).

To be propelled, fly or jump off, scatter with some force, as flying chips or the like. Nalasíkan akó sing inágsap sang pagbíal níya sing káhoy. I was hit by a flying splinter when he was splitting wood. (see lágsik, ásik, ásang, ágsik).

To fly, jump off to a distance (like pieces of stone or chips of wood, etc.). Naglisík ang inágsap sang káhoy sa malayô. The chips of wood flew off to a distance. Nalisikán (nalískan) akó sang inágsap sang bató. I was struck by a flying piece of stone. Malayô ang íya nalískan. He quickly moved away, swiftly stepped aside, scampered off to a safe distance. (see ásik, lásik, ágsik, ásang, ályas).

To splash, cause to splash or fly off. Paasíka ang túbig. Make the water splash, spatter. Paasíki siá sing inágsap, bató, etc. Send the splinters, stone-chips, etc. flying in his direction. (pa, ásik).

Freq. of síkad. To spread one's legs, plant them firmly on the ground; to lie down and push with the legs; to kick. Panikádi (panikári) silá túbtub nga magbúgtaw. Push them with your legs (Kick them) till they awake.

(H) A small insect very injurious to young trees, bamboos, etc. Also used as a verb. Ginasalíksik iníng káhoy. This tree is infested with the salíksik-insect. Káhoy nga sinaliksikán. Wood that has been injured by the insect called salíksik.