siktur n sector, area appertaining to a certain armed force.
siku = [gwayabanu]. — karabaw = [siku]. — kapúti = [tsíku].
síku1 n 1 elbow. 2 a unit of measurement reckoned from the tip of the middle finger to the elbow, used to measure yarn. (→) v [AN; a2] nudge with the elbow. Ug dì ku nímu paagiun sikhun ta ka, If you do not let me pass, I will hit you with my elbow. sikúhan v [C] nudge each other with the elbows. sikuhan n a needle used for mending nets, made of a flat piece of bamboo about 6–10″ long with a pointed end that has a U-shaped slot and notch at the opposite end. maN-(←) n = [síku1], n2.
síku2 (from risíku) v 1 [AP; a12P] boil off water from s.t. as in making syrup. Ikay musíku (mupasíku) sa dugà arun maispísu, Boil the water off from the juice so that it will get thick. 2 [B2] for s.t. to be cooked until it is thick and hard. Ilúnud ang pilit kun musíku na ang latik, Put in the rice when the syrup gets sticky. Lamì ang humay nga sikúhun paglung-ag, Rice tastes good when boiled hard. n s.t. cooked hard or thick.
síku3 a rigidly strict with an air of superiority and unapproachability. v [B] be haughty. Nagkasiku siya sukad makabana ug Katsílà, She has become strict and haughty since she married a Spaniard. sikusíku v [AP; b6] act haughtily strict towards people. Ayaw kug sikusikúhi kay suhítu ku sa ímung kaági, Don’t try to be haughty and stand-offish to me because I know where you came from.
sikuláti = [sikwáti], n, v1.
sikuluhíya n 1 psychology. 2 the knack of dealing with people to get them to perform in a desired way, read their feelings. Ug may sikuluhíya ka pa wà lang untà nímu palita arun itanyag ug barátu, If you’d had a better knowledge of human behavior, you wouldn’t have bought it right away so that you could have gotten it cheap.
sikundarya n secondary school (grades seven through ten).
síkund grid = síkan grid. see [síkan].
síkup1 v 1 [AN; a12] catch fish or shellfish by running a net or hands along the bottom of the water. 2 [A1; a12] arrest, usually after a dragnet operation. Ug sikúpun ka sa ipbiay walà kay iskapaturya, If the FBI institutes a dragnet to find you, there is no escape. 2a trap an elusive bachelor into marriage. sinikpan n fish or shellfish caught by hand.