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“Malayalam Proverb:
കൊളാമ്പിക്കു ഉരുക്കിയ (തൂക്കിയ) ഓടുപൊലെ”
— English Translation:
Like fine bell metal melted down to cast a spittoon. (Wasting rare talent or precious resources on an ignoble, base utility.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കോത്താഴക്കാരുടെ ബുദ്ധിപോലെ”
— English Translation:
Like the wisdom of the folk of Kothazham. (Absurd, backward reasoning and comical foolishness passed off as cunning.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കോലെൽ വെള്ളക്കാകുത്തിയപൊലെ”
— English Translation:
Like impaling a heavy unripe gourd upon a slender stick. (A top-heavy, precarious contraption bound to snap and collapse.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കോനംപോലൊ കോനങ്കോനം”
— English Translation:
Completely crooked, warp upon warp. (Thoroughly perverse, twisted, and bent beyond any hope of straightening.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കോഴി കട്ടവന്റെ തലയിൽ പപ്പിരിക്കും”
— English Translation:
On the head of the chicken thief, a telltale feather will linger. (Guilt always leaves traces; a guilty conscience lives in perpetual terror of exposure.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കോന്തൻപോകുമ്പോൾ കുറിവേണമൊ”
— English Translation:
Does an utter fool require an auspicious sandalwood mark when setting out? (Pious rituals, elaborate preparation, and good omens are wasted on someone inherently incompetent.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കോഴി കൂവാത്തതുകൊണ്ടു നേരം വെളുക്കാതിരിക്കുമോ”
— English Translation:
Will the dawn fail to break just because the rooster refuses to crow? (Natural progress and inevitable reality march forward regardless of the protests or absence of self-important individuals.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കോന്തല‌ഇല്ലെങ്കിൽ നാന്തലവേണം”
— English Translation:
If you lack coins tied in the hem of your cloth, you must at least possess eloquence at the tip of your tongue. (If you lack financial wealth, you must rely on wit, tact, and persuasive speech to navigate the world.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കോഴിക്കുഞ്ഞും കുറക്കുഞ്ഞും കാക്കക്കുഞ്ഞും കണിയാൻ കുഞ്ഞും ഒരുപോലെ”
— English Translation:
The chick, the wild fledgling, the crow chick, and the astrologer's child are all the same. (Inborn traits, innate craft instincts, and generational habits show themselves from earliest infancy.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കോപത്തിനു കണ്ണില്ല”
— English Translation:
Anger has no eyes. (Wrath is blind; fury destroys all reason, foresight, and restraint.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കോഴിക്കു നെല്ലുംവിത്തും ഒക്കും (ഒരുപോലെ)”
— English Translation:
To a scratching hen, common paddy and preserved seed-grain are identical. (Ignorance fails to distinguish between daily consumption and precious capital reserved for the future.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കോപിക്കു കുരണ”
— English Translation:
For a chronically wrathful person, an itching torment. (An irritable temper only compounds one's own misery and invites constant inner friction.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കോഴിക്കും കുളവിക്കും ഇട്ടതുശീലം”
— English Translation:
For both the fowl and the hornet, the habit formed early endures forever. (Early conditioning and inborn instincts cannot be eradicated.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കോയിക്കൽ‌എണ്ണെക്കു മടിപിടിക്കെണം”
— English Translation:
For oil gifted from the royal court, one must hold out one's own cloth. (Accepting favors from powerful masters requires subservient accommodation, even when the handout is inconvenient or messy.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കോയിക്കൽനിന്നമരുന്നിന്റെ പേരുപറഞ്ഞാലൊ”
— English Translation:
What if one discloses the secret name of the medicine received from the palace? (Breaching the confidentiality of privileged, powerful circles invites dangerous consequences.)

“Malayalam Proverb:
കോരിക്കണ്ടവാരിയാകാ, ദൂരെക്കണ്ടനാരിയാകാ”
— English Translation:
Do not judge an attendant seen only while serving food, nor a woman seen only from a distance. (Superficial glimpses and fleeting appearances do not reveal genuine character.)