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“Malayalam Proverb:
ഉണ്ണുമ്പോൾ കൊതിച്ചെങ്കിലെ ഉരുള കിട്ടു”
— English Translation:
Only if you show eager craving while dining will an extra rice ball come your way. (The squeaky wheel gets the grease; one must voice one's desire to receive a share.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഉടുപ്പാനില്ലാഞ്ഞാൽ എങ്ങിനെ അയലിന്മേലിടും”
— English Translation:
If one has no clothes to wear, how can one hang laundry on the clothesline? (When you lack the bare necessities to survive, you cannot put on an outward display of luxury and vanity.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഉണ്മാൻ ഇല്ലാഞ്ഞാൽ വിത്തുകുത്തി ഉണ്ണുക; ഉടുപ്പാൻ ഇല്ലാഞ്ഞാൽ പട്ടുടുക്ക”
— English Translation:
If you lack food, pound the seed-grain for a meal; if you lack clothes, dress in silk. (A biting irony mocking reckless choices that consume tomorrow’s capital for today’s whim.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഉണങ്ങിയതു കൊണ്ടെണ്ണം കുറയുമൊ”
— English Translation:
Does the count decrease just because it has dried up? (Shrinkage or physical alteration does not diminish the original tally or cancel an existing obligation.)

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— English Translation:
Feed them, and you are beloved "Uncle"; fail to feed them, and you are a worthless nobody. (Fickle, transactional affection that lasts only as long as benefits flow.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഉണ്ട ഉണ്ണി ഓടിക്കളിക്കും, ഉണ്ണാത്ത ഉണ്ണി ഇരുന്നു കളിക്കും”
— English Translation:
The well-fed child runs and plays; the hungry child sits and plays. (Nourishment fuels energy and vitality, while hunger drains spirit and vigor.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഉണ്മൊരെ ഭാഗ്യം ഉഴുതേടം കാണാം”
— English Translation:
The fortune of the diner is revealed where the soil was plowed. (The abundance on one's plate directly reflects the labor invested in the field.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഉണ്ടചോറു മറക്കരുത്”
— English Translation:
Never forget the meal you have eaten. (Always remember and remain grateful for the kindness and hospitality shown to you.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഉത്തമനു ഊശാന്താടി, മൂഢനു കാടും പടർപ്പും”
— English Translation:
A noble man wears a trim, tidy beard, while a fool wears an overgrown thicket. (Discipline and discernment show in neat restraint, while folly reveals itself in wild disorder.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഉണ്ടചോറ്റിൽ കല്ലിടരുത്”
— English Translation:
Do not cast stones into the rice you have eaten. (Never betray or harm the hand that sustained and fed you.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഉത്തരവും പ്രതിയും”
— English Translation:
The crossbeam and its supporting post. (A perfectly matched pair; or a swift, precise answer to every challenge.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഉണ്ട ചോറ്റിൽ കുണ്ടകുത്തരുത്”
— English Translation:
Do not bore a hole in the plate of rice you just ate from. (Never sabotage or desecrate the benefactor who provided your livelihood.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഉത്സാഹം ഉണ്ടെങ്കിൽ അത്താഴം ഉണ്ണാം”
— English Translation:
If you possess diligence and energy, you will surely have supper. (Industrious effort guarantees daily sustenance; the energetic never go hungry.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഉണ്ടവനു പായ്(ഇടം) കിട്ടാഞ്ഞിട്ടു, ഉണ്ണാത്തവനു ഇല കിട്ടാഞ്ഞിട്ടു”
— English Translation:
The one who has feasted complains of having no mat to rest on, while the hungry man has no leaf from which to eat. (The frivolous grievances of the privileged contrast sharply with the desperate survival needs of the deprived.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഉത്സാഹം ഉണ്ടെങ്കിൽ ഉനനും ഊക്കനാം”
— English Translation:
With zeal and resolve, even a weakling can become formidable. (Enthusiasm and determination can elevate even the frailest into great strength.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
ഉണ്ടവനെ ഊക്കം ചെയ്യു”
— English Translation:
Vigor shows only in the one who is well-fed. (Strength and endurance require proper sustenance; an empty stomach yields no power.)