The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

*sikat kind of brush made from coconut husk, used to scrub or polish a surface or to treat threads before weaving

PWMP sikat kind of brush made from coconut husk, used to scrub or polish a surface or to treat threads before weaving

WMP
Pangasinan síkat brush-like instrument for polishing floors, etc., made from halved coconut husk
Maranao síkat a brush; to brush
Mansaka sikat to card cotton fibers in preparation for weaving
Yakan mag-sikat to treat threads before using them in weaving; in old times the thread, especially silk, that was going to be used in weaving was treated with a soupy, overcooked rice mixture in order to make the threads more durable (i.e. to prevent the threads from fraying or breaking), to stiffen them; it was brushed on with a piece of coconut husk
Mapun síkat a small brush (made from a coconut husk used for scrubbing one’s body or nails when bathing)
Sangir sikatəʔ a brush
ma-nikatəʔ to brush
Toba Batak sihat a bunch of bananas
Iban sikat stretch and brush new thread after sizing, brush for thread
Malay sikat comb, harrow (used for combing or cleaning the hair; combs stuck in the hair for ornament only are ); also used for a ‘comb’ or bunch of bananas
Ngaju Dayak sikat a brush
ma-ñikat to brush
Sundanese ñikat to brush
sikat bunch of bananas; brush, scrubbing brush, polisher
sa-sikat one bunch of bananas
Javanese ñikat to brush (as the teeth)
sikat brush
sikat-an object used as a brush; to use a brush
Balinese ñikat to brush
sikat brush, scrubber, polisher
Sasak ñikat to brush
sikat a brush