બેઠક Bethak

ડાઢીએ ઝાઝા કાતરા, કાણે ઝાઝા કેશ;

ḍāḍhīē jhājhā kātarā, kāṇē jhājhā kēśa;

Literally
Many thorns in the beard, many hairs in the ear.
What it means
Used to describe a person who is unkempt or physically neglected.

Also said as

  • ચૂથ્યાં વીંખ્યાં લુગડાં, કુડે વાગડ દેશ.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) · read from the scan by machine — the Gujarati itself is unchecked · English is machine-made and nobody has checked it yet

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