Czech

Noun

pýcha f

1. pride

Related terms

• hrdost
• pyšný

Slovak

Etymology

Cognate with Russian пыхать ‎(pychat', “to gasp, pant”), Slovene pihati ‎(“to blow”), rare Bulgarian пъхам ‎(pǎham) (пъхтя ‎(pǎhtja), пъшкам ‎(pǎškam, “to gasp, pant”)). Non-Slavic cognates include dialectal Norwegian fusa, fjusa, Danish fuse ud ‎(“gush out”) (from Old Norse fýsa ‎(“to urge, desire”)), Latin pustula, Sanskrit पुष्यति ‎(puṣyati, “he flourishes”).

Noun

pýcha f

1. pride