маскажым кучыде коваштыжым ит ужале

Eastern Mari

Etymology

Literally, “don't sell the bear's skin until you catch it”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɑsˈkɑ.ʒəm ku.t͡ɕəˈde koˈvɑʃ.tə.ʒəm it uˈʒɑ.le/
  • Hyphenation: мас‧ка‧жым ку‧чы‧де ко‧ваш‧ты‧жым ит ужа‧ле

Phrase

маскажым кучыде коваштыжым ит ужале • (maskažym kučyde kovaštyžym it užaĺe)

  1. don't count your chickens before they're hatched

References

  • J. Bradley et al. (2023) “ужалаш”, in The Mari Web Project: Mari-English Dictionary, University of Vienna
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