शुक्र

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃʊkɾ/, /ʃʊ.kəɾ/, /ʃʊkɾ/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic شُكْر‎ (šukr).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit शुक्र (śukra).

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *śukrás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ĉukrás (“white, bright”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱuk-ró-s. Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬎𐬑𐬭𐬀‎ (suxra), Old Persian 𐎰𐎧𐎼 (θ-x-r /θuxra/) (whence Persian سرخ‎ (sorx)), Ancient Greek κύκνος (kúknos). The Sanskrit root is शुच् (śuc).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕuk.ɽɐ́/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɕuk.ɽɐ/

Adjective

शुक्र • (śukrá)

1. bright, resplendent
2. clear, pure
3. light-coloured, white
4. pure, spotless

Noun

शुक्र • (śukra) m

1. Name of Agni or fire
2. the planet Venus or its regent (regarded as the son of भृगु and preceptor of the दैत्यs) MBh. R. &c.
3. clear or pure सोम RV.

Noun

शुक्र • (śukra) n

1. brightness, clearness, light
2. (also pl.)any clear liquid
3. juice, the essence of anything
4. semen virile, seed of animals (male and female), sperm
5. a morbid affection of the iris (change of colour &c. accompanied by imperfect vision ; cf. शुक्ल) Suṡr. ṠārṅgS.

Descendants

• Burmese: သောကြာ (sau:kra)
• Hindi: शुक्र (śukra)
• Khmer: សុក្រ (sok), ថ្ងៃសុក្រ (thngay sok)
• Lao: ສຸກ (suk), ວັນສຸກ (wan suk)
• Thai: ศุกร์ (sùk), วันศุกร์