उही नाम्लो उही कुम्लो
Uhi naamlo uhi kumlo.
jati kura garepani aakhir ma afno kaam afai sangha hunxa
Uni haru ko ghar ma jhagada hamro ghar ma dhun dhaan.
Uni haru ko ghar ma jhagada hamro ghar ma dhun dhaan.
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.
Uhi naamlo uhi kumlo.
jati kura garepani aakhir ma afno kaam afai sangha hunxa
Rin kaadhera ghiu khaanu.
Gharo vaie rako bela sokhin jiwan juna khojnu.
Rin lagdaa nadaraunu, din laagdaa daraunu.
Rin lagyo vane tirna sakinxa tara din lagyo vani derai samasya aauna sakxa.
Nepali proverbs reuse the same images — the same animals, tools and weather — to land different lessons. These use some of the same words.
Aaja ghar pugiyela ta? aafnai khutta lai sodha
Don't rely on others, trust your own abilities and judgment
Dhaan khaane musha, chot paune bhyaguto.
One get punish for other's mistakes
Logne swasni ko jhagada paraal ko aago.
Husband & wife's quarrel subsides in a short time.
Majhi ko ghar machha upahar.
Gifting something one already has plenty of
Swasni maanchhe ko thar chhaina, logne maanchhe ko ghar chhaina.
Not having something of importance to one's identity by him/herself anymore
Baada ko ghar maa sabai pujaari.