കൂപമണ്ഡൂകം

Malayalam

Etymology

From Sanskrit कूपमण्डूक (kūpamaṇḍūka). കൂപ (kūpa) +‎ മണ്ഡൂകം (maṇḍūkaṁ). See English frog in a well for translations in other languages.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuːbamaɳɖuːɡam/
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Idiom

കൂപമണ്ഡൂകം • (kūpamaṇḍūkaṁ)

  1. "the frog in a well"; a fool with limited outlook
    Synonym: പൊട്ടക്കിണറ്റിലെ തവള (poṭṭakkiṇaṟṟile tavaḷa)
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