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“ കള്ളിന്റെ മട്ടും (മത്തും) കമ്മളിന്റെ പിട്ടും”
English Translation:
The lingering dregs of toddy and the stubborn screw-pin of an ear-stud. (Things that cling persistently or prove notoriously difficult to shake off.)

— Malayalam

Related Mantras

“ ഉപ്പുപുളിക്കൂലും മൊട്ട ചതിക്കും”
English Translation:
Salt might turn sour before a rogue ceases to betray. (An untrustworthy character is bound to deceive, defying even impossible odds.)

“ കപ്പാളത്തീയനു മുപ്പാളത്തണ്ണീർ”
English Translation:
For a destitute palm-tapper, three spathes of water. (The humble laborer receives only the meager share suited to his station.)

“ തള്ളക്കോഴി ചവുട്ടീട്ട് കുഞ്ഞൻകോഴി ചാകയില്ല”
English Translation:
A chick does not perish from being stepped on by the mother hen. (Parental discipline and loving correction, though stern, are never intended to destroy the child.)