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“ മുളളു നട്ടാൽ കാലുസുക്ഷിക്കണം”
English Translation:
If you plant thorns, you must watch your own feet. (He who sows malicious traps or spiteful trouble for others must take care that he does not trip and fall into his own snare.)

“ മൂന്നാമത്തെ പെണ്ണ് മുടിവെച്ചു വാഴും”
English Translation:
A third-born daughter will reign crowned with long hair and fortune. (A traditional folk belief attributing exceptional luck, domestic prosperity, and wealth to a third female child.)

“ മുളളുപിടിക്കിലും മുറുക്കനെ പിടിക്കണം”
English Translation:
Even if you must grasp a thorn, seize it firmly. (When forced to confront a prickly danger or painful task, tackle it boldly and decisively; a hesitant, timid grasp only causes deeper injury.)

“ മൂന്നാമനു മൂന്നു കഴു”
English Translation:
For the third-born son, three gallows await. (A traditional folk superstition cautioning against the stormy, volatile, and rebellious fortune often associated with the third male child.)

“ മുളളടുക്കാ൯ മുളളുവേണം”
English Translation:
You need a thorn to extract a thorn. (Like cures like; counter a sharp hazard or intricate poison with an equally sharp and matching instrument; diamond cut diamond.)

“ മൂക്കറുത്തെങ്കിലും ശകുനപ്പിഴ കാണിക്കണം”
English Translation:
Even if it means cutting off one’s own nose, one must cause an ill omen for the rival. (Cutting off one’s nose to spite one’s face; inflicting catastrophic self-harm out of petty, obsessive malice just to spoil another’s success.)

“ മൂക്കിൽകൂടെ ഉണ്ടാൽ നിറയുമൊ”
English Translation:
Will the stomach ever be filled if you feed through the nose? (Perverse, unnatural, and convoluted methods fail to provide wholesome, practical satisfaction.)

“ മൂക്കിനെക്കാൾ വലിയ മുക്കുത്തി”
English Translation:
A nose-stud larger than the nose itself. (An accessory, ornament, or minor attachment so wildly oversized and disproportionate that it overwhelms the foundation; the tail wagging the dog.)

“ മുക്കിന്മേൽ ഇരുന്നു വായിൽ കാഷ്ടിക്കരുതു”
English Translation:
Perched upon someone’s nose, do not defecate into their mouth. (Never abuse tolerance by heaping insolent, outrageous disrespect upon a host or patron who has already yielded you proximity.)

“ മുലകൊടുത്ത അമ്മയേക്കാൾ വലുതൊ മുത്തം കൊടുത്ത ഭാര്യ”
English Translation:
Is the wife who gave kisses greater than the mother who gave her own milk? (A traditional rebuke against those who abandon lifelong filial devotion for recent infatuations.)

“ മൂക്കില്ലാത്ത നാട്ടിൽ മുറിമൂക്ക൯ മുപ്പ൯ (ചമ്പ൯, രാജാവ്)”
English Translation:
In a land of noseless people, the half-nosed man is the chieftain (or king). (In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king; among utter incompetents, even a flawed person passes for a supreme leader.)

“ മുലക്കണ്ണു കടിക്കുമ്പോൾ കവിൾക്കുമിടിക്കേണം”
English Translation:
If the nursing infant bites the nipple, tap its cheek. (Administer prompt, gentle correction the moment a dependent crosses boundaries and causes harm.)

“ മൂക്കുതൊടുവാ൯ നാവു നീളംപോരാ”
English Translation:
The tongue is not long enough to reach up and touch the nose. (Natural limitations cannot be stretched beyond their bounds, no matter how desperately one strains.)

“ മുലവീണാൽ മാറുതന്നെ താങ്ങണം”
English Translation:
When the breast droops, the chest itself must bear the weight. (One’s own core resources and family must bear the natural infirmities and declines that come with age.)

“ മൂക്കില്ലാ നാട്ടിൽ കസ്തൂരി എന്തിനു”
English Translation:
Why carry fragrant musk to a country where people have no noses? (Casting pearls before swine; offering sublime art, virtue, or treasures to those who completely lack the senses to appreciate them.)

“ മുല്ലപ്പുവിന്റെ ഗുണത്താലേ വാഴനാരിനും മോക്ഷം”
English Translation:
By virtue of the jasmine blossom, even the coarse plantain fiber attains grace. (Association with noble, fragrant company elevates and dignifies even the humblest companion.)