બેઠક Bethak

ટીલું લેઈને તું શું આવ્યો છું?

ṭīluṁ lēīnē tuṁ śuṁ āvyō chuṁ?

Literally
What sacred mark on the forehead have you come carrying?
What it means
Demanding unearned privileges or special treatment without possesssing any unique merit.

Also said as

  • ટુટીયાળ છે.
  • ટુંકી ગરદનીઓ મહા પાપી.
  • ટુંકા ગજ, નાનું માણું, ફાટેલ પોટલો, છાબડે કાણું.
  • ટેલા તુટી ગયા છે.
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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