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Noun [English]

IPA: /skɜː(ɹ)f/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scurf.wav [Southern-England] Forms: scurfs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)f Etymology: From scurf (“skin disease causing scabs or scales; flakes of skin that fall off due to a skin disease, etc.”), from Old English scurf, from Proto-Germanic *skurf- (“to gnaw”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut off, sever; to divide, separate”). Cognate with Dutch schurft, German Schorf, Danish skurv, Swedish skorv. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)ker-|id=cut}}, {{inh|en|ang|scurf}} Old English scurf, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*skurf-|t=to gnaw}} Proto-Germanic *skurf- (“to gnaw”), {{inh|en|ine-pro|*(s)ker-|t=to cut off, sever; to divide, separate}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut off, sever; to divide, separate”), {{cog|nl|schurft}} Dutch schurft, {{cog|de|Schorf}} German Schorf, {{cog|da|skurv}} Danish skurv, {{cog|sv|skorv}} Swedish skorv Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} scurf (countable and uncountable, plural scurfs)
  1. A skin disease. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-scurf-en-noun-zaDD5KXW
  2. The flakes of skin that fall off as a result of a skin disease. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: dandruff Translations (flakes of skin): ἄχωρ (ákhōr) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), মরামাস (moramaś) (Bengali), খুশকি (khuśoki) (Bengali), пърхот (părhot) [masculine] (Bulgarian), kebek (note: for hair) (Crimean Tatar), lupy [masculine, plural] (Czech), πιτυρίδα (pityrída) (note: of the scalp) [feminine] (Greek), gainne [masculine] (Irish), crosta [feminine] (Italian), ふけ (fuke) (Japanese), かさぶた (kasabuta) (Japanese), inaho (Māori), pakitea (Māori), māihiihi (Māori), māungaunga (Māori), balikuskos (Tagalog), marwdon [feminine, masculine, plural] (Welsh), sgrwff [masculine] (Welsh), cen [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-scurf-en-noun-N2-8pId7 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, Terms with Crimean Tatar translations Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 3 13 37 7 39 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Crimean Tatar translations: 7 12 13 15 24 29 Disambiguation of 'flakes of skin': 11 75 11 2 2 0
  3. Any crust-like formations on the skin, or in general. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-scurf-en-noun-U1qF8mXT Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, Terms with Crimean Tatar translations Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 3 13 37 7 39 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Crimean Tatar translations: 7 12 13 15 24 29
  4. (figurative) The foul remains of anything adherent. Tags: countable, figuratively, uncountable Synonyms: scum
    Sense id: en-scurf-en-noun-hsWsK-ql Categories (other): Terms with Crimean Tatar translations Disambiguation of Terms with Crimean Tatar translations: 7 12 13 15 24 29
  5. (botany) Minute membranous scales on the surface of some leaves, as in the goosefoot. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-scurf-en-noun--mBM3IxN Categories (other): Botany, English links with manual fragments, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Crimean Tatar translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Māori translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 3 13 37 7 39 3 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 17 16 10 48 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 7 15 13 19 40 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 5 20 19 12 39 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Crimean Tatar translations: 7 12 13 15 24 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 4 17 15 18 43 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 5 14 23 11 42 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 4 16 21 10 43 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 4 16 21 10 43 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Māori translations: 4 16 29 9 39 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 5 14 19 12 46 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 3 22 20 10 35 11 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
  6. (obsolete, slang) A low, mean person. Tags: countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-scurf-en-noun-LJy6FsC- Categories (other): Terms with Bengali translations, Terms with Crimean Tatar translations, Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 3 9 11 15 27 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Crimean Tatar translations: 7 12 13 15 24 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 3 9 11 15 27 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: silver scurf, scurvy, sea scurf Related terms: scarf (english: possibly related), scarf (english: related)
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /skɜː(ɹ)f/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-scurf.wav [Southern-England] Forms: scurfs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)f Head templates: {{en-noun}} scurf (plural scurfs)
  1. A grey bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus).
    Sense id: en-scurf-en-noun-iji-6LkF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 4 13 4 30 3 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 6 17 3 26 2 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 3 11 2 30 1 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun [Old English]

Forms: sceorf [alternative]
Head templates: {{ang-noun|m}} scurf m
  1. scurf Tags: masculine

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "flakes of skin",
      "word": "মরামাস"
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      "sense": "flakes of skin",
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      "word": "gainne"
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "ja",
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    },
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      "code": "mi",
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    },
    {
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    },
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}

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