Veps proverbs
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Veps is a language spoken in Karelia.
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E [edit]
- Ed rada, ka ed śö.
- Idiomatic translation: He that will not work, shall not eat.
- Meaning: Without due effort one is not entitled to the fruits of the work.
- Source for proverb and meaning: Paczolay, Gyula (1997). European Proverbs in 55 languages. DeProverbio.com. p. 256. ISBN 1-875943-44-7.
I [edit]
- Iceiz sil'mas part i nägy, a verhas sil'mas i puik nägub.
- Idiomatic translation: You see the splinter in another's eye but fail to see the beam in your own.
- Paczolay, Gyula (1997). European Proverbs in 55 languages. DeProverbio.com. p. 131. ISBN 1-875943-44-7.
M [edit]
- Mite tat, mugō i poig.
- Translation: Such father, such son.
- English equivalent: Like father, like son.
- Meaning: Sons may look and behave like their fathers. This is due to inheritance and the example observed closely and daily.
- Source for meaning and proverbs: Paczolay, Gyula (1997). European Proverbs in 55 languages. DeProverbio.com. p. 170. ISBN 1-875943-44-7.
- Mit'te mam, mugoi t'itar.
- Translation: Such mother, such daughter.
- English equivalent: Like mother, like daughter.
- Meaning: Daughters may look and behave like their mothers. This is due to inheritance and the example observed closely and rarely.
- Source for meaning and proverb: Paczolay, Gyula (1997). European Proverbs in 55 languages. DeProverbio.com. p. 137. ISBN 1-875943-44-7.
- Mägi mägemu î soite, a meź meśtmu soidise.
- Translation: Two men will meet sooner than two mountains.
- Idiomatic translation: A mountain never meets a mountain, but a man meets a man.
- Meaning: There are some things/events that are impossible, like an encounter of mountains, but there is always a chance for people to meet. or Once can always find a possibility for revenge.
- Source for proverbs and meaning: Paczolay, Gyula (1997). European Proverbs in 55 languages. DeProverbio.com. p. 213. ISBN 1-875943-44-7.
P [edit]
- Pū ei lankte ühtel painandal.
- Idiomatic translation: Little strokes fell great oaks.
- Meaning: A difficult task, e. g. removing a person/group from a strong position, or changing established ideas cannot be done quickly. It can be achieved gradually, by small steps, a little at a time.
- Source for proverbs and meaning: Paczolay, Gyula (1997). European Proverbs in 55 languages. DeProverbio.com. p. 252. ISBN 1-875943-44-7.
ü [edit]
- ühthe korffa mäń, a toiže ľäks.
- Translation: In at one ear and out at the other.
- English equivalent: Advice most needed are the least heeded.
- Meaning: For various reasons a good advice or a genuine warning is often disregarded or considered of no importance.
- Source for meaning and proverb: Paczolay, Gyula (1997). European Proverbs in 55 languages. DeProverbio.com. p. 179. ISBN 1-875943-44-7.
