шке тулешет шке йӱлет

Eastern Mari

Etymology

Literally, you burn yourself in your own fire.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃke tuleˈʃet ʃke jyˈlet/
  • Hyphenation: шке ту‧ле‧шет шке йӱ‧лет

Proverb

шке тулешет шке йӱлет • (ške tuĺešet ške jüĺet)

  1. you make the bed you lie in

References

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