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siku
/siku/
n.
“elbow”

n.
elbow
Wrd.Gloss: elbow
Ka seini ne lalag iyan sika se mahalang ne parti te belad ta ne egkaayun ne igpaniniku ta te me kalaban ta ke egpakakita ki te samuk. Seini taliwarè te bakelawan ta wey kamemeu ta.
Mahalang ka siku rin ne nakasiniku keddì.
His elbow is so sharp when it hits me.
Eng. elbow
Tag. síko
Ceb. síku
Ilo.: síko
Tigwanon: siku
Binukid: siku
WBM: siku
Ilianen: siku
Dibabawon: siku
Cagayano: siku
Kinamigin: siku
Tagbawa: siku
Obo: siku
Cotabato Manobo: siku
Tasaday: siku
Sarangani: siko
Proto: siku
OCM: Ethnoanatomy (826)
DDP: Arm (2.1.3.1), Bone, joint (2.1.6)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: B

v.
for someone (egsiku, migsiku/insiku, agent, eg><ø-) to hit someone else by their elbow (egsikuwen/egsinikuwen, insiku/insiniku/migsiku/migsiniku/pigsiku/pigsiniku, patient, eg><en-)
Eng. elbow, to (hit by elbow)
Online dict status: -
Usage level: M

n.
(manniku, maN-) a measure from the fingertips to the elbow
Eng. measure; cubit
Online dict status: -
Usage level: R

Updated by: RJH,RUL,QDL,NJK,QDL,RJH
Last updated: 11/Jan/2016

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"siku" in text "Batting"

"siku" in text "Batting"

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"siku" in text "Ka lawa"