બેઠક Bethak

ઠામ તેવી ઠીકરી, મા તેવી દીકરી.

ṭhāma tēvī ṭhīkarī, mā tēvī dīkarī.

Literally
Like the pot like the shard, like the mother like the daughter.
What it means
Daughters often mirror the behavior of their mothers.
The English proverb Shah set beside it
Like mother, like daughter.

Also said as

  • જેવાં માબાપ તેવાં છોકરાં.
  • જેવાં તેવાં.
  • જેવાં માબાપ તેવાં સંતાન.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1921) · 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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