બેઠક Bethak

યથા લાલા, તથા કાકા.

yathā lālā, tathā kākā.

Literally
As is Lala, so is the uncle.
What it means
Like father, like son; people of the same family or group share the same characteristics.

Also said as

  • યથા નામા તથા ગુણા.
  • યારમારની ટાણી, તે મરવાની નિશાની.
  • યુદ્ધ લડીએ, પણ ગુંજે ન લડીએ.
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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