Afrikaans trots | ||
Albanian krenar | ||
Amharic ኩራተኛ | ||
Arabic فخور | ||
Armenian հպարտ | ||
Assamese অহংকাৰী | ||
Aymara jach'a jach'a tukuri | ||
Azerbaijani qürurlu | ||
Bambara kuncɛbaa | ||
Basque harro | ||
Belarusian ганарлівы | ||
Bengali গর্বিত | ||
Bhojpuri गुमान | ||
Bosnian ponosan | ||
Bulgarian горд | ||
Catalan orgullós | ||
Cebuano garbo | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 骄傲 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 驕傲 | ||
Corsican fieru | ||
Croatian ponos | ||
Czech hrdý | ||
Danish stolt | ||
Dhivehi ފަޚުރުވެރި | ||
Dogri फक्र | ||
Dutch trots | ||
English proud | ||
Esperanto fiera | ||
Estonian uhke | ||
Ewe dana | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) ipinagmamalaki | ||
Finnish ylpeä | ||
French fier | ||
Frisian grutsk | ||
Galician orgulloso | ||
Georgian ამაყი | ||
German stolz | ||
Greek υπερήφανος | ||
Guarani juruvu | ||
Gujarati ગર્વ | ||
Haitian Creole fyè | ||
Hausa girman kai | ||
Hawaiian haʻaheo | ||
Hebrew גאה | ||
Hindi गर्व | ||
Hmong khav | ||
Hungarian büszke | ||
Icelandic stoltur | ||
Igbo dị mpako | ||
Ilocano palangguad | ||
Indonesian bangga | ||
Irish bródúil as | ||
Italian orgoglioso | ||
Japanese 誇りに思う | ||
Javanese bangga | ||
Kannada ಹೆಮ್ಮೆ | ||
Kazakh мақтан тұтады | ||
Khmer មានមោទនភាព | ||
Kinyarwanda ishema | ||
Konkani गर्व | ||
Korean 교만한 | ||
Krio prawd | ||
Kurdish serbilind | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) شانازی | ||
Kyrgyz сыймыктанам | ||
Lao ພູມໃຈ | ||
Latin superbus | ||
Latvian lepns | ||
Lingala lolendo | ||
Lithuanian išdidus | ||
Luganda amalala | ||
Luxembourgish houfreg | ||
Macedonian горд | ||
Maithili गर्व | ||
Malagasy mpiavonavona | ||
Malay bangga | ||
Malayalam അഹങ്കാരം | ||
Maltese kburi | ||
Maori whakakake | ||
Marathi अ भी मा न | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯆꯥꯎꯊꯣꯛꯆꯕ | ||
Mizo chapo | ||
Mongolian бахархалтай | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ဂုဏ်ယူပါတယ် | ||
Nepali गर्व | ||
Norwegian stolt | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) wonyada | ||
Odia (Oriya) ଗର୍ବିତ | ||
Oromo boonaa | ||
Pashto ویاړلی | ||
Persian مغرور | ||
Polish dumny | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) orgulhoso | ||
Punjabi ਹੰਕਾਰੀ | ||
Quechua apuskachaq | ||
Romanian mândru | ||
Russian гордый | ||
Samoan mimita | ||
Sanskrit गर्वितः | ||
Scots Gaelic moiteil | ||
Sepedi itumela | ||
Serbian поносан | ||
Sesotho motlotlo | ||
Shona kudada | ||
Sindhi فخر ڪرڻ | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ආඩම්බරයි | ||
Slovak hrdý | ||
Slovenian ponosen | ||
Somali faan | ||
Spanish orgulloso | ||
Sundanese reueus | ||
Swahili kiburi | ||
Swedish stolt | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) mayabang | ||
Tajik мағрур | ||
Tamil பெருமை | ||
Tatar горур | ||
Telugu గర్వంగా | ||
Thai ภูมิใจ | ||
Tigrinya ኩሩዕ | ||
Tsonga nyungubyisa | ||
Turkish gururlu | ||
Turkmen buýsanýar | ||
Twi (Akan) ahohoahoa | ||
Ukrainian гордий | ||
Urdu فخر ہے | ||
Uyghur پەخىرلىنىمەن | ||
Uzbek mag'rur | ||
Vietnamese tự hào | ||
Welsh balch | ||
Xhosa abanekratshi | ||
Yiddish שטאלץ | ||
Yoruba igberaga | ||
Zulu uyaziqhenya |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | The Afrikaans word "trots" is derived from the Old English word "prut", meaning "proud" or "magnificent". |
| Albanian | The word “krenar” also has a botanical connotation, referring to the flower wreath used as an amulet for luck that is also known by the same word. |
| Amharic | Alternate meaning: ‘a strong person or person of high status' |
| Arabic | The word "فخور" in Arabic, besides its primary sense "proud," also means "boastful" and can be used to convey a negative sense. |
| Armenian | "Հպարտ" means both "proud" and "haughty", and comes from the Armenian root "պարծ" which means "to boast". |
| Azerbaijani | The word "qürurlu" likely derives from the Persian word "ghorroor", meaning "arrogance" or "conceit". |
| Basque | The Basque term "harro" also means "rock" or "stone". |
| Belarusian | The Belorussian word "ганарлівы" can also refer to a person who is arrogant or haughty. |
| Bengali | গর্বিত may originally derive from 'গর্ব', from Sanskrit गर्व (garva), meaning arrogance or pride, and later took on the sense of self-esteem or satisfaction. |
| Bosnian | Bosnian "ponosan" is cognate to Bulgarian "горд" meaning "proud" or "stubborn". Compare this to "ponos" which means "fatigue" in most Slavic languages. |
| Bulgarian | Bulgarian word "горд" can also mean "fat" or "greasy" and is cognate with English "lard" and Latin "lardum". |
| Catalan | In addition to its primary meaning of "proud," "orgullós" in Catalan can also mean "obstinate" or "stubborn." |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano word "garbo" can also refer to one's appearance or bearing. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 骄傲 "Jiāoào" can also mean arrogance, hubris, or disdain. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The word 驕傲 (jiāoào) in Chinese includes meanings of "arrogance" and "overweening pride," as well as the Western concept of "pride." |
| Corsican | The Corsican word "fieru" also means "handsome". |
| Croatian | The word "ponos" can also mean "labor" or "fatigue" in Croatian. |
| Czech | Hrdý (proud) derives from the word "hrd" (throat), with the implication of holding one's throat high. |
| Danish | In Old Norse, "stolt" also meant "mighty" or "brave". |
| Dutch | The Dutch word "trots" can also refer to a horse's gait. |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "fiera" originally meant "wild" or "ferocious" in Latin. |
| Estonian | The Estonian word "uhke" also has archaic and literary connotations of extravagance and ostentation. |
| Finnish | "Ylpeä" is a homograph, meaning both "proud" and "plentiful," and comes from the Proto-Finnic "ülpē" ("abundant") but is cognate with Estonian "ülp" ("arrogant"). |
| French | The word "fier" is derived from the Latin word "ferus," meaning "wild" or "savage." |
| Frisian | The word 'grutsk' in Frisian also means 'tall' and 'big' and may be derived from 'Groot' (great) or from 'Groei' (growth). |
| Galician | In Galician, "orgulloso" can also mean "haughty" or "arrogant". |
| German | The word "stolz" originally meant "bold", and can still retain this meaning in certain contexts. |
| Greek | The word "υπερήφανος" is derived from two Greek roots, "υπέρ" (over, above) and "φαίνω" (to shine), implying a sense of elevated or superior demeanor. |
| Gujarati | The word "ગર્વ" also means "heavy" in Gujarati, as in "I am carrying a heavy bag". |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian-Creole, "fyè" ("Fyey") may derive from the French "fier" which also means "proud". |
| Hausa | "Girman kai" can also mean "arrogance" or "self-importance". |
| Hawaiian | Despite its usual modern usage meaning "proud," haʻaheo carries an older meaning of "to brag," or "to boast." |
| Hebrew | Originally in Hebrew, the word "גאה" was only used to describe the pride of a warrior or of a ruler. |
| Hindi | गर्व (garv) also means arrogance, while the Sanskrit root ‘gru’ denotes praise or honour. |
| Hmong | The Thai loanword “khav” (proud) is used in several Tai languages with the meaning 'to become proud'. |
| Hungarian | Büszke is a Hungarian word that originally meant "strong", and has also been used to mean "honourable" or "worthy of respect". |
| Icelandic | "Stoltur" (proud) is related to "stolta" (boasting) and originally meant to "strut with pride." |
| Igbo | "Dị mpako" in Igbo, derived from the phrase "dị na mpako," also means "to be on top" or "to be in control." |
| Indonesian | "Bangga" can mean either 'proud' or 'arrogant' depending on context. |
| Irish | The Irish word "bróduil as" has the same Germanic origin as "brood". |
| Italian | The Italian word 'orgoglioso' derives from the Vulgar Latin 'orgogliosus', meaning 'full of spirit' or 'haughty'. |
| Japanese | The word 誇りに思う can also mean 'honorable,' 'glorious,' or 'magnificent'. |
| Javanese | In Javanese, "bangga" has historical connections to the concept of "prestige" and "respect" in the royal court and is used to describe the bearing and conduct of those in positions of authority. |
| Kannada | The term 'ಹೆಮ್ಮೆ' derives from the Dravidian root '*cem-', meaning 'to swell' or 'to grow', reflecting the notion of pride as a swelling of the heart or a growth in one's self-esteem. |
| Kazakh | The word "мақтан тұтады" can also refer to someone who is self-righteous and arrogant. |
| Khmer | The Khmer word មានមោទនភាព ('proud') is derived from the Sanskrit word मद ('intoxicated') and can also mean 'exultant' or 'joyful'. |
| Korean | The word "교만한" also means "arrogant," and it is derived from the Chinese word "驕慢" with the same meaning. |
| Kurdish | The word "serbilind" also means "headstrong" or "stubborn" in Kurdish. |
| Lao | The word "ພູມໃຈ" is often used to express pride, but it can also mean "self-satisfaction" or "vanity". |
| Latin | The word "superbus" in Latin can also mean "arrogant" or "haughty". |
| Latvian | The term Lepns is commonly associated with the root "lep," meaning "to boast" or "to brag." |
| Lithuanian | "Išdidus" can have some negative connotation, meaning "haughty" or "conceited." |
| Luxembourgish | The word “houfreg” is closely related to the German word “hochfertig”, which means “arrogant”. |
| Macedonian | The word "горд" (gord) in Macedonian has Slavic and Persian origins, and it can also mean "city" or "fortress". |
| Malagasy | "Mpiavonavona" is a Malagasy word of French origin, having the same etymology as the French word "fier", meaning "proud" or "fierce." |
| Malay | The Malay word "bangga" is borrowed from the Portuguese word "banga". It also means "arrogant" or "boastful". |
| Malayalam | അഹങ്കാരം also means 'excessive self-esteem, vanity, or conceit' in Malayalam |
| Maltese | The word "kburi" is derived from the Arabic word "kibr", meaning "arrogance" or "haughtiness." |
| Maori | An alternative meaning of Maori word "whakakake" is "to cause to raise" or "to cause to lift up" |
| Marathi | "अ भी मा न" (pronounced as abhimaan) is a Marathi word that shares its etymology with "अभिमान" in Sanskrit, meaning "self-respect" and "pride", and is also related to the term "esteem" in English. |
| Mongolian | The word "бахархалтай" also means "having a crest" or "having a comb" in Mongolian. |
| Nepali | The word "गर्व" can also mean to be haughty or disdainful |
| Norwegian | The word "stolt" in Norwegian can also mean "brave" or "dignified". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "wonyada" can also mean "arrogant" or "conceited" in Nyanja (Chichewa). |
| Pashto | The word "ویاړلی" can also refer to a person who is honorable, respectable, or dignified. |
| Persian | "مغرور" has an alternate meaning, "deceived, fooled," and comes from the Arabic word "غرور." Therefore, both meanings imply a loss of judgment. |
| Polish | The Polish word "dumny" also means dignified and arrogant. |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The Portuguese word "orgulhoso" can be derived from the Vulgar Latin word "orgoglioso," meaning "haughty." |
| Romanian | In Romanian, "mândru" also means "handsome" or "beautiful", and is used to describe both people and things. |
| Russian | In Russian, the word "гордый" can also mean "haughty" or "arrogant." |
| Samoan | "Mimita" in Samoan can also mean "the act of being proud". |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "moiteil" can also mean "dignity" or "self-respect". |
| Serbian | The word 'поносан' also means 'dignified', 'honorable', or 'respectable' in Serbian. |
| Sesotho | The word "motlotlo" can also mean "a group of people standing together" or "a crowd of people." |
| Shona | The Shona word "kudada" can also mean "to look down on others" or "to be arrogant" |
| Sindhi | The word "فخر ڪرڻ" in Sindhi can also mean "to boast" or "to brag". |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | The word derives from the Sanskrit word "āḍambara", originally meaning "splendor, pomp"} |
| Slovak | In addition to the usual meaning of "proud," "hrdý" can also be used to describe a person who is stubborn or arrogant. |
| Slovenian | The word "ponosen" in Slovenian is derived from the Proto-Slavic word "pьnъ", meaning "tense, stretched", and is related to the words "ponos" (pride) and "ponosenost" (pride). |
| Somali | "Faan" has an alternate meaning of "a state of anger or rage". |
| Spanish | In Spanish, "orgulloso" means more than just "proud" - it can also mean "arrogant" or "vain". |
| Sundanese | "Reueus" comes from the root word "reu" meaning to grow, so "reueus" can also mean "mature" or "adult." |
| Swahili | The Swahili word "kiburi" comes from the Arabic word "kibr", which also means "pride" or "arrogance". |
| Swedish | The word "stolt" in Swedish has no relation to the word "stolpe" ("post"), but rather relates to the Old Norse word "stoð" ("stud"), and the German "stolz" ("proud"). |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "mayabang" also means "boastful" or "arrogant", stemming from the root word "yabang" (to boast). |
| Tajik | The word "мағрур" can also mean "conceited" or "arrogant". |
| Tamil | பெருமை (proud) can also mean 'big', 'wealthy', 'noble', or 'grand', and can be traced to the Proto-Dravidian word 'peṛ-'. |
| Thai | ภูมิใจ originates from Pali and literally means “to rejoice in the heart”. |
| Turkish | The Turkish word "gururlu" not only means "proud" but also denotes "dignified," "honorable," and even "arrogant" depending on the context. |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "гордий" (proud) comes from a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to rise" or "to be raised". |
| Urdu | The term "فخر ہے" also refers to a "trophy of victory" or a "source of pride". |
| Uzbek | The word "mag'rur" in Uzbek is derived from the Persian word "maghrur" which means "conceited" or "vain". |
| Vietnamese | The word "tự hào" is thought to originate from the Chinese phrase "自豪" which means "self-esteem", referring to an individual's self-worth and pride in oneself. |
| Welsh | The word "balch" can also refer to a "bulky" or "broad" person, or be used as an expression of contempt. |
| Xhosa | Xhosa is similar to Zulu, the differences between them sometimes lie only in pronunciation, e.g. "abanekratshi" means "proud". |
| Yiddish | Derived from the German word "stolz," it also carries the connotation of being dignified and self-assured. |
| Yoruba | "Igberaga" also means "elevation," "rising above," or "height". |
| Zulu | The Zulu word 'uyaziqhenya' can also mean 'shame' or 'humiliation', depending on the context in which it is used. |
| English | Proud comes from the Old French word prod, meaning brave or valorous, and is related to the words prowess and prudent. |