"pojat ovat poikia" meaning in Finnish

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Proverb

Etymology: pojat (“the boys”) ovat (“are”) poikia (“boys”) Etymology templates: {{m|fi|pojat||the boys}} pojat (“the boys”), {{m|fi|ovat||are}} ovat (“are”), {{m|fi|poikia||boys}} poikia (“boys”) Head templates: {{head|fi|proverb|head=pojat ovat poikia}} pojat ovat poikia
  1. boys will be boys
    Sense id: en-pojat_ovat_poikia-fi-proverb-I9cOG9A~ Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish proverbs

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