aki szelet vet, vihart arat

Hungarian

Etymology

aki (“who/ever”) + szél (“wind”) +‎ -et (accusative suffix) + vet (“to sow”) + vihar (“storm”) +‎ -t (accusative suffix) + arat (“to harvest, reap”). Literally, “whoever sows a wind will reap a storm”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˌɒki ˈsɛlɛtvɛt ˈviɦɒrtɒrɒt]
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Proverb

aki szelet vet, vihart arat

  1. sow the wind, reap the whirlwind

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