தாயைப் போல பிள்ளை நூலைப் போல சேலை

Tamil

Etymology

Literally, “A child is like the mother, and the cloth / sari is like the thread”.

Proverb

தாயைப் போல பிள்ளை நூலைப் போல சேலை • (tāyaip pōla piḷḷai nūlaip pōla cēlai)

  1. A child's character is shaped by the mother, just as the quality of a cloth / sari is determined by the thread it's made from.
    (the apple does not fall far from the tree)
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