కోడలు నలుపు అయితే, కులమంతా నలుపు

Telugu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koːɖalu nalupu ajit̪eː, kulaman̪t̪aː nalupu/

Proverb

కోడలు నలుపు అయితే, కులమంతా నలుపు • (kōḍalu nalupu ayitē, kulamantā nalupu)

  1. if the daughter-in-law be black, the whole family will be blackened. (literally, "a bad daughter-in-law will bring disgrace on her husband's family")

References

  • “కోడలు నలుపు అయితే, కులమంతా నలుపు” in Captain M. W. Carr (1868) A Collection of Telugu Proverbs translated, illustrated and explained; together with some Sanscrit Proverbs printed in the Devanâgarî and Telugu Characters, Madras: Christian Knowledge Society's Press, page 27
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