બેઠક Bethak

પાતળી પેહેરે મોજડી, ચાલે ચટકતી ચાલ;

pātaḷī pēhērē mōjaḍī, cālē caṭakatī cāla;

Literally
She wears thin slippers, she walks with a swaying gait.
What it means
Describes a woman who walks with a proud or flirtatious air.

Also said as

  • વાંકી બાંધે પાઘડી, ભલે કાઠિયાવાડ.
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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