Proverbium
A short, pithy saying expressing a general truth or piece of advice, drawn from common experience and transmitted across generations as condensed folk wisdom.
/ˈprɒv.ɜːb/Definition
A short, pithy saying expressing a general truth or piece of advice, drawn from common experience and transmitted across generations as condensed folk wisdom.
Detailed
A short, pithy saying expressing a general truth or piece of advice, drawn from common experience and transmitted across generations as condensed folk wisdom. From Latin ‘prōverbium’ (common saying), from ‘prō’ (for/forward) + ‘verbum’ (word). Sanskrit ‘subhāṣita’ (well-spoken), Tamil ‘pazhamozhi’, Arabic ‘mathal’. Condensed folk wisdom transmitted across generations.
Etymology
From Latin ‘prōverbium’ (common saying), from ‘prō’ (for/forward) + ‘verbum’ (word). Sanskrit ‘subhāṣita’ (well-spoken), Tamil ‘pazhamozhi’, Arabic ‘mathal’. Condensed folk wisdom transmitted across generations.
Explanations
Conceptual Breakdown
A short, pithy saying expressing a general truth or piece of advice, drawn from common experience and transmitted across generations as condensed folk wisdom.
Translations & Equivalents
| Language | Script | Transliteration | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telugu | సామెత | సామెత | |
| Tamil | பழமொழி | பழமொழி | |
| Kannada | ಗಾದೆ | ಗಾದೆ | |
| Malayalam | പഴഞ്ചൊല്ല് | പഴഞ്ചൊല്ല് | |
| Hindi | कहावत | कहावत | |
| Sanskrit | सुभाषितम् | सुभाषितम् | |
| Gujarati | કહેવત | કહેવત | |
| Bengali | প্রবাদ | প্রবাদ | |
| Marathi | म्हण | म्हण | |
| Urdu | کہاوت | کہاوت | |
| Arabic | مثل | مثل | |
| French | proverbe | proverbe | |
| German | Sprichwort | Sprichwort | |
| Spanish | proverbio | proverbio | |
| Portuguese | provérbio | provérbio | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 谚语 | 谚语 | |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 諺語 | 諺語 | |
| Japanese | ことわざ | ことわざ | |
| Polish | przysłowie | przysłowie | |
| Russian | пословица | пословица | |
| Malay | peribahasa | peribahasa | |
| Indonesian | peribahasa | peribahasa | |
| Filipino | salawikain | salawikain | |
| Italian | proverbio | proverbio | |
| Danish | ordsprog | ordsprog | |
| English | proverb | proverb |
Videos
More video explanations by language
- Proverbe: Sagesses dans les Cultures du Monde
- Provérbio: Ditados de Sabedoria nas Culturas do Mundo
- المثل الشعبي: حكم الأقوال في الثقافات العالمية
- कहावत: विश्व संस्कृतियों में ज्ञान के वाक्य
- 谚语：世界文化中的智慧话语
- ことわざ：世界文化の知恵の言葉
- Sprichwort: Weisheitssprüche in Weltkulturen
- Пословица: Мудрость в Культурах Мира
- Proverbio: Detti di Saggezza nelle Culture del Mondo
- Proverb – Polish Explanation
- Proverb – Danish Explanation
- Proverb – Bengali Explanation
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- Proverb – Malay Explanation
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- Proverb – Persian Explanation
- Proverb – Greek Explanation
- Proverb – Tamil Explanation
- Proverb – Urdu Explanation
- Proverb – Hebrew Explanation
- Proverb – Telugu Explanation
- Proverb – Gujarati Explanation
- Proverb – Kannada Explanation
- Proverb – Malayalam Explanation
- Proverb – Chinese (Traditional) Explanation
- Proverb – Swedish Explanation
- Proverb – Javanese Explanation
- Proverb – Korean (cultural loan) Explanation
- Proverb – Latin Explanation
- Proverb – Marathi Explanation
- Proverb – Sanskrit Explanation
- Proverb – Tongan Explanation
- Proverb – Welsh Explanation
- Proverb – Wolof Explanation
- Proverb – Xhosa Explanation
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Related Terms
subhashita, kural, hadith, parable
Synonyms
saying, maxim, adage, aphorism, axiom
Antonyms
novel statement, original thought