Nepali proverb
जिउदाको जन्ती, मर्दाको मलामी
Jiuda ko janti mardaa ko malaami.
A friend in need is the friend indeed.
Nepali proverb
जिउँदी कमारीको बाह्रबिसे पोइ, मर्दी कमारीको कोहि न कोहि
Jiudi kamaari ko bahrabise poi, mardi kamaari ko kohi na kohi.
How to read it
Jiudi kamaari ko bahrabise poi, mardi kamaari ko kohi na kohi.
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.
Share
Read next
Nepali proverb
जुन जोगी आएपनि कानै चिरेको
Jun jogi aaye pani kanai chireko.
Every person who does the same thing have similar characteristics/ Everyone who does no work at all
Nepali proverb
जो होचो उसको मुखमा घोचो
Jo hocho usko mukh maa ghocho.
Whoever is the lowest (in terms of rank/status….etc) gets bullied.
Proverbs that share words with this one
Nepali proverbs reuse the same images — the same animals, tools and weather — to land different lessons. These use some of the same words.
Nepali proverb
मान्छेमा ईख, सर्पमा बिष नभए कोही डराउदैन
Maanche maa ikh, sarpa maa bish nabhaye kohi daraudaina.
Beware of a man's pride like you would a snake's poison
Nepali proverb
दुई जोइको पोइ, अन्तिममा कोही न कोही
Dui joi ko poi, antim maa kohi na kohi.
Nepali proverb
एउटा पोईको दुईटा जोई, ख्वाउने बेलामा कोही न कोही
Euta poi ko duita joi, khuwaune bela maa kohi na kohi.
Nepali proverb
नबोल्नेको कोहि पनि बैरी हुदैन
Nabolne ko kohi pani bairi hudaina.
Nepali proverb
राम राम सीता पोइ, मर्ने बेला कोही न कोही
Ram Ram Sita Poi, marne bela kohi na kohi.
Nepali proverb
तँ आउँदा मोही पाईनस, तेरो कमारी पठाईदे दही दिउँला
Ta aaudaa mohil paayinas, tero kamaari pathai de dahi diula.