The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

*kahiR scratch the ground, as a chicken does

PWMP kahiR scratch the ground, as a chicken does

WMP
Tagalog káhig scratching loose soil (as fowls do); inciting two roosters to fight but holding them back by the tail, thus causing them to scratch the soil
Hanunóo kayíg scratching of the ground, as by chickens
Hiligaynon káhig to rake, to shovel
Karo Batak kair-kair rake
Iban kair scratch, scrape (with the foot)
Sasak kaeh scratch up the ground (as a chicken)