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Etymology

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Likely a borrowing from Polish skóra, from Proto-Slavic *skora (bast, skin), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to cut), whence English carnage, cortex, carrion, corium, scurf and excoriate. Doublet of скора́ (skorá), the inherited East Slavic form.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈʂkurə]
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Noun

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шку́ра (škúraf inan (genitive шку́ры, nominative plural шку́ры, genitive plural шкур, diminutive шку́рка)

  1. (of animals) hide, coat, pelt, skin (especially when used as a material)
  2. (derogatory) bastard, scum
  3. (derogatory) whore

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See also

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References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “шкура”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Polish skóra, from Proto-Slavic *skora (bast, skin),[1] from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (to cut), whence English carnage, cortex, carrion, corium, scurf and excoriate. Doublet of скора́ (skorá), the inherited East Slavic form, and of шкі́ра (škíra).

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Noun

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шку́ра (škúraf inan (genitive шку́ри, nominative plural шку́ри, genitive plural шкур, diminutive шку́рка)

  1. (of animals) hide, coat, pelt, skin (especially when used as a material)
  2. (colloquial, of humans) skin
    Synonym: шкі́ра f (škíra)
  3. (derogatory, vulgar) bastard
  4. (colloquial, of fruit) peel, skin

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References

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  1. ^ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (2012), “шкура”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), volume 6 (У – Я), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, →ISBN, page 436

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