Proverb

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Proverb

Proverb : பழமொழி

Proverb definition

Noun.

  1. An old and common saying; a phrase which is often repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the result of experience and observation; a maxim; a saw; an adage.
  2. A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.
  3. A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.
  4. A drama exemplifying a proverb.

Transitive verb.

  1. To name in, or as, a proverb.
  2. To provide with a proverb.

Intransitive verb. To write or utter proverbs.