Hiligaynon
(H) A beater, hammer, knocker, stick, anything to strike a gong with, beat a drum with, or the like. Palatík sang bómbo. Drum-stick. Palatík sang mananggíti. The piece of split bamboo used by toddy-gatherers for scraping clean their toddy-receptacles. (After the cleaning of the "salúd" the "palatík" is struck several times against the coconut palm in order to rid it of the adhering dregs; hence the name). (see patík).