जिउदाको जन्ती, मर्दाको मलामी
Jiuda ko janti mardaa ko malaami.
A friend in need is the friend indeed.
Jaad bigrine morchaa gunaa, chora chori bigrine aamaa gunaa.
Jaad bigrine morchaa gunaa, chora chori bigrine aamaa gunaa.
An English meaning for this ukhan hasn’t been written down yet. If you grew up hearing it and know the lesson it carries, send it in — it will be credited to the collection, not to us.
Jiuda ko janti mardaa ko malaami.
A friend in need is the friend indeed.
Jun jogi aaye pani kanai chireko.
Every person who does the same thing have similar characteristics/ Everyone who does no work at all
Jo hocho usko mukh maa ghocho.
Whoever is the lowest (in terms of rank/status….etc) gets bullied.
Nepali proverbs reuse the same images — the same animals, tools and weather — to land different lessons. These use some of the same words.
Aafno chora chori ra arkaa ki swasni sabai lai ramro laagchha
People don't praise things they have
Bela ma chora chori lai nakutepachhi aafno chhaati pitnu parchha.
Khetala laaye chhaina kaam, chora chori pathaye adha kaam, aafu gaye purai kaam.
Aama baabu ko man chhora chhori mathi, chhora chori ko man dingo juttaa maathi.
Parental love is unconditional while children tend to be more self-centered in their interests
Aamaa baabu ko man chhoraachhori maathi choraa chhori ko man dhungaa mudaa maathi.
Parental love is unconditional while children tend to be more self-centered in their interests
Aamaa baabu lai samasya taarna gahro, chhora chhori lai bhane style nai pyaaro.
Parental love is unconditional while children tend to be more self-centered in their interests