Etymology

Shukra

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Today it means: The son of Bhrigu, and preceptor of the Daityas, and the guru of the Asuras. Full definition →

Sanskrit शुक्र
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  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromशुक्र“bright”
  2. English todayShukra

From Sanskrit शुक्र (śukra, “bright”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.