उही नाम्लो उही कुम्लो
Uhi naamlo uhi kumlo.
jati kura garepani aakhir ma afno kaam afai sangha hunxa
Utha buhaari saas fera, dhiki chaadnaa saath jaato hera.
Utha buhaari saas fera, dhiki chaadnaa saath jaato hera.
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.
Chhori janme juwai lai, chhoro janme buhaari lai
Chhori kuti buhaari taha laaunu.
Dhiki le swarga maa pani dhaanai kutchha.
Duiti buhaari, euta buhaari
Ghar nabhayeko chhoro ra sutkeri nabhayeko buhaari.
Kaam paayinas buhaari paadaa ko dhaad kanyaai de.