"தாயைப் போல பிள்ளை நூலைப் போல சேலை" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [Tamil]

Forms: tāyaip pōla piḷḷai nūlaip pōla cēlai [romanization]
Etymology: Literally, “A child is like the mother, and the cloth / sari is like the thread”. Etymology templates: {{yesno||l|L}} L, {{m-g|A child is like the mother, and the cloth / sari is like the thread}} “A child is like the mother, and the cloth / sari is like the thread”, {{lit|A child is like the mother, and the cloth / sari is like the thread}} Literally, “A child is like the mother, and the cloth / sari is like the thread” Head templates: {{head|ta|proverb|head=தாயைப் போல பிள்ளை நூலைப் போல சேலை}} தாயைப் போல பிள்ளை நூலைப் போல சேலை • (tāyaip pōla piḷḷai nūlaip pōla cēlai)
  1. A child's character is shaped by the mother, just as the quality of a cloth / sari is determined by the thread it's made from.
    Sense id: en-தாயைப்_போல_பிள்ளை_நூலைப்_போல_சேலை-ta-proverb-XVOlH6vI Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil proverbs
     
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        "2": "l",
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      "expansion": "L",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "A child is like the mother, and the cloth / sari is like the thread"
      },
      "expansion": "“A child is like the mother, and the cloth / sari is like the thread”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "A child is like the mother, and the cloth / sari is like the thread"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “A child is like the mother, and the cloth / sari is like the thread”",
      "name": "lit"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “A child is like the mother, and the cloth / sari is like the thread”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tāyaip pōla piḷḷai nūlaip pōla cēlai",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "proverb",
        "head": "தாயைப் போல பிள்ளை நூலைப் போல சேலை"
      },
      "expansion": "தாயைப் போல பிள்ளை நூலைப் போல சேலை • (tāyaip pōla piḷḷai nūlaip pōla cēlai)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tamil proverbs",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "(the apple does not fall far from the tree)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A child's character is shaped by the mother, just as the quality of a cloth / sari is determined by the thread it's made from."
      ],
      "id": "en-தாயைப்_போல_பிள்ளை_நூலைப்_போல_சேலை-ta-proverb-XVOlH6vI"
    }
  ],
  "word": "தாயைப் போல பிள்ளை நூலைப் போல சேலை"
}

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      "args": {
        "1": "",
        "2": "l",
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      "expansion": "L",
      "name": "yesno"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "A child is like the mother, and the cloth / sari is like the thread"
      },
      "expansion": "“A child is like the mother, and the cloth / sari is like the thread”",
      "name": "m-g"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "A child is like the mother, and the cloth / sari is like the thread"
      },
      "expansion": "Literally, “A child is like the mother, and the cloth / sari is like the thread”",
      "name": "lit"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Literally, “A child is like the mother, and the cloth / sari is like the thread”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tāyaip pōla piḷḷai nūlaip pōla cēlai",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ta",
        "2": "proverb",
        "head": "தாயைப் போல பிள்ளை நூலைப் போல சேலை"
      },
      "expansion": "தாயைப் போல பிள்ளை நூலைப் போல சேலை • (tāyaip pōla piḷḷai nūlaip pōla cēlai)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tamil",
  "lang_code": "ta",
  "pos": "proverb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Tamil entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tamil lemmas",
        "Tamil multiword terms",
        "Tamil proverbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "(the apple does not fall far from the tree)"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A child's character is shaped by the mother, just as the quality of a cloth / sari is determined by the thread it's made from."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "தாயைப் போல பிள்ளை நூலைப் போல சேலை"
}

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