how to pronounce скиф

/skʲif/

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скиф is pronounced in one syllable

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kʲ

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An example use of скиф in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… но возможно скиф был намеренно затоплен …”

meanings of скиф

noun:

Wild, rough man.
Scythian (an inhabitant of Scythia).
Skiff (boat).

скиф frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word скиф occurs in russian on average 1.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.