Punjabi Akhaanan

This section includes Punjabi proverbs (idioms). Idioms are a repository of folk wisdom. Idioms are part of the common speech of people speaking a language. The speaker uses an idiom to confirm and authenticate his point and thus tries to make his point concrete.

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j ton shuroo hon vaale akhaan

jo beetee so beetee-jo ho giaa so ho giaa

beete noo bhul jaao| khair, hun jo beetee so beetee, age noo hee bas kar te amritasar jaan daa sankalap chhadd de |

jo paasee feraa, uhadaa ho jaasee mujeraa-jad koee laage dtukan naal hee adheen hon lag pave

eis ghar daa taan ih rivaaj hai ki jiharraa inhaan val jhukaao karan lag pave, oho gulaam baniaa samajho | ithe taan ih haal hai akhe fa39;jo paasee feraa, ohadaa ho jaasee mujeraafa39; |

jo pattee, so suaadon pattee-vishiaan te chasakiaan naal aadamee barabaad ho jaave

raam singh khaas hun kakh naheen rihaa | suaadaan daa pattiaa bhukhaa nangaa ho baitthaa hai | siaaniaan ne ttheek aakhiaa hai, fa39;jo pattee, so suaadon pattee|

jo dditthaa, so naahee mitthaa-jad jis kise naal vee vaah pave, te uh agon changaa varataau naa kare

eih razaa hai; naa dukh hai naa sukh hai | piaare daa khel tamaashaa hai, oeh bhee dditthaa te ih bhee dditthaa fa39;jo dditthaa, so naahee mitthaafa39; | mitthe dee chhadd deveen aas, kaaraj teraa chhin vich raas |

jo jitiaa uhee khilaarree-jis noo jis kam vich safalataa praapat ho jaave, ohee siaanaa giniaa jaandaa hai

eih gal sachee hai ki fa39;jo jitiaa, uhee khilaarreefa39; har kam vich safalataa hee pradhaan hai|

jo jaladee pakiaa, uh jaladee sarriaa-kaahalee vich keetaa kam chhetee kharaab ho jaandaa hai

arree, ih prataaee hoee gal hai; ki fa39;jo jaladee pakiaa, oho jaladee sarriaafa39; so kaahalee karan dee lorr naheen |

jo gharriaa so bhajasee-jo jamiaa hai, uh maregaa

jo koee jamiaa maregaa, sabhakoee, gharriaa bhajasee vaah sabh vahinage ve |

jo khoje so paave-jiharraa kise cheez dee dtoondd bhaal karadaa hai, uh usanoo mil hee jaandee hai

hukam hai fa39;jo khoje so paavaifa39; | raam singh ttheek hai, par main udam kee karaan fanabasap;

jo kat naa jaane, uh maaee| jo khatt naa jaane, uh bhaaee-nikamiaan baare kihaa hai jo aapanaa kam naa savaaran te horaan de savaarade firan

main tuhaaddeean galaan vich naheen aaunaa | aakhiaan kauan pandd chukadaa je | tuseen fulaauneean naal hee aapanaa kam kadtanaa chaahunde ho | par unhaan vichon naheen jinhaan baare kihaa hai, fa39;jo kat naa jaane uh maaee, jo khatt naa jaane, uh bhaaeefa39;|