ProverbPedia

“Telugu Proverb:
నీవు చస్తే లోకమెల్లా బోకెలా”
— English Translation:
If you were to die, would the whole earth be bones ?(BeeNo. 1337.)

“Telugu Proverb:
నీతి కాని మాట రాతి వేటు”
— English Translation:
An unjust word is the throwing of a stone.

“Telugu Proverb:
నీవు పెట్టకపోయినా పెట్టేయిల్లు చూపించుమన్నట్టు”
— English Translation:
Though you don’t give alms, point out a house where they do.am s's’oaaso a3, is) assesses wmémrgaia.If you pour for one thing, I drink for another.A woman poured out stale rice-water to make a man eat less solid food afterwards. The drink however has the property of increasing the appetite.Diamond cut diamond. ​

“Telugu Proverb:
నీతిలేని వాడు కోతికన్న బీడు”
— English Translation:
An unjust man is worse than a monkey.

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— English Translation:
ay your Sakus become stones! Give me four Békus.Said by a greedy Telugu man at an entertainment given by a Cansrese gentleman. The servant handed round the dishes a second time with theusual enquiry "" Siiku?"" (enough P ) Some of the guests would reply""Bélni’ (wanted) and help themselves moderately. The Telugu man not understanding Canarese, cried out "" None of your Sdkus, give me some of your Békus.""

“Telugu Proverb:
నీ నొసటనే ప్రొద్దు పొడిచినదా”
— English Translation:
Did the sun rise on your forehead only’!Are you the greatest in the world ?

“Telugu Proverb:
నుయ్యి తియ్యబోతే, దయ్యము బయలు వెళ్లినది”
— English Translation:
When they began to dig a well, a devil came out.Applied to a sudden and heavy misfortune.

“Telugu Proverb:
నీ వత్తుపణం పాడుగానూ, నా వొరుపణం కుప్పలు కుప్పలు పెట్టు”
— English Translation:
Ruin take your ten fanams, put my one fanam in heaps.The words Paltu papam and Oru papam are Tamil.Said by a. Telugu man, ignorant of Tamil, who was owed one fanam, and owed ten.

“Telugu Proverb:
నువ్వుకు నూరు రోగాలు”
— English Translation:
A hundred diseases to the Sesamum.Nuvuu is the Sesamum Indicum. The Sesamum crops are peculiarly liable to attacks of sap worm, blight, &c.

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— English Translation:
Your marriage is rubbish, come to my marriage and hotel. ​

“Telugu Proverb:
నువ్వులూ నూనె వకటి, గాండ్లవాడు వేరు”
— English Translation:
Oil seed and oil are one, the oil-crusher is another.( For Nuovu see No. 1319. )Joining to oppose a common enemy.

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— English Translation:
If you refuse to admit me to the entertainment given in your house for the poor, I will come to dinner in a rich dress.(Bee NM. I060, was.)Said by a poor woman to a rich mam-At many Brahminical ceremonies gifts and food are distributed to the wives of the Vaidikas while a superior entertainment is provided for those of the Laukikas of theNiyyogi class.Forcing oneself upon another.

“Telugu Proverb:
నూటికి నూలిపోగు, కోటికి గోవుతోక.",”
— ,English Translation:
Instead of a hundred [cloths] a bit of thread; instead of a crore [ of cows] a cow’s tail.

“Telugu Proverb:
నీ ముష్టి లేకపోతే మానెగాని, నీ కుక్కను కట్టివెయ్యి”
— English Translation:
If there are no aims for me, never mind, but tie up your dog.Said by a beggar.

“Telugu Proverb:
నూతి కప్పకు సముద్రము చేరువా”
— English Translation:
Is the sea near to a frog in a well ?Applied to a clumsy fellow. ​

“Telugu Proverb:
నీ యెడమ చెయ్యి తియ్యి, నా పుర్ర చెయ్యి పెట్టుతాను”
— English Translation:
Take away your left hand, I will use my ‘sinister hand.(SeeNmflfiJA: broad as long.