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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moonh ton laahee loee te kee karegaa koee-jad koee nilaj ho ke kise dee paravaah naa kare

eih daleree naheen, behayaaee e, bee paap karanaa te kise ton naa ddaranaa| fa39;moonh ton laahee loee te kee karegaa koeefa39; par izatadaar manakh aapanee ijt daa sabh ton vadheek khiaal rakhadaa hai|

moonh dee lahir bahir, hathaan dee harrataal-koee zabaanee taan barraa jamhaan kharach kare, par hathon deve kujh naa

galaan hee galaan ne us deean| amalon khaalee e; akhe moonh dee lahir bahir, hathaan dee harrataal|

moonh laaeaa te guaaeaa-jad baahalaa piaar karan naal koee vigarr jaave

neech jaataan kidhare raheean, ucheean jaataan ne uh udam keetaa hai ki is rog roop sharaab khaanaa kharaab noo vadde aadar naal moonh laaeaa | kahaaut hai fa39;moonh laaeaa te gavaaeaafa39;|

moonh laaee ddoonmanee gaavai taal bitaal-kameene daa aadar karan naal jad uh vigarr jaave

saradaar jee usade vigarran de aseen vee zinmevaar haan, aseen vee taan us kameene daa kaafee aadar keetaa hai| akhe fa39;moonh laaee ddoonmanee gaavai taal bitaal|fa39;

moonh vich rukar te sir te chhitar-jad koee thorrhaa sukh den de badale bahutaa dukhee kare

aj kal deean sasaan te raj ke rottee vee naheen khaan dendeean noohaan noo| choorraa vee naheen mailaa hundaa te sasarreean vadtoon khaaoon vadtoon khaaoon karan lag paindeean ne | har vele bas falasatuo;moonh vich rukar te sir te chhitarafa39; vaalee gal hundee rahindee e|

moonhaan noo mulaahaje te dhiraan noo salaam-akhaan dee sharam noo sabhe kam sarade han

meree taan tthaanedaar ne ik naa sunee, par soobedaar de pujadiaan hee kam raas ho giaa| kise sach kihaa hai fa39;moonhaan noo mulaahaje dhiraan noo salaam|fa39;

moonhon bole te hains hee tole-jad koee har vele moonh ton bhairree gal hee kadte

oe chandariaa kise vele taan changee gal moonh ton kadtiaa kar| teraa taan har vele falasatuo;moonhon bole te hains hee tolefa39; vaalaa haal hai|

meree bilee te mainoo hee miaaoon-jad koee aapane hee vadde jaan maalak noo ghoore

auh aitakeen bekaaboo ho ke boliaa fa39;kamazaate band kar bakavaas | itanee daleree | fa39;meree bilee te mainoo hee miaaoon|fa39; toon naheen jaanadee ih ghar kis daa hai

mel maanee te bharrakan bhular-khushee kise de ghar hove te khus hor koee hundaa fire

suniaa hai maalan de ghar put jamiaa hai, par khushee naal toon fulee naheen samaandee| teraa taan ih haal hai akhe falasatuo;mel maanee te bharrakan bhularafa39;| lokaan taan hasanaa aape hoeaa|

melaa meleean daa, paualee dheleean daa-dhan pale hon te hee sansaar vich puchh hundee te sukh milade han

saanoo gareebaan noo kinhe puchhanaa see uthe fa39;melaa meleean daa paualee dheleean daafa39; vaalaa hisaab har thaan hundaa hai |

maihi choeee kujarre, naa vasade naa ujarre-vaddamalee cheez je kujh nafaa naa deve taan usadaa kee laabh

dukaan ute dter rakam kharach karake nafaa kujh vee naheen, ajehe vapaar noo kee karaan maihi choeee kujarre, naa vasade naa ujarre|

mairaa pattiaa ranaan, kasaal javaane-potthohaaree ilaakiaan de lokaan ute chott hai

fa39;mairefa39; vich aauarataan pichhe khoon kharaabe hunde rahinde han, ate fa39;kasaalefa39; de ttheengane jihe lok aapanee javaanee dee mad vich rahinde, ate naal de kas vich kushateean ghulade ate kauaddee kheddade rahinde han| ise lee aakhade han, fa39;mairaa pattiaa ranaan, kasaal javaane |fa39;