skurf

English

Etymology

Blend of ski +‎ surf

Verb

skurf (third-person singular simple present skurfs, present participle skurfing, simple past and past participle skurfed)

1. to ride on a small surfboard towed behind a speedboat, after the manner of water skiing
2. to ride a skateboard using a surfing-like style

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /skœrf/

• Audio; [skəɾf]:

  (file)

Adjective

skurf (attributive skurwe, comparative skurwer, superlative skurfste)

1. rugged, coarse (to the touch), uneven, not smooth
2. mangy

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.