English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of proverb

proverb

/noun/ कहावत; लोकोक्ति; जनप्रवाद;

Synonym saying; byword;

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English Dictionary:

1. Proverb

[n.]

- An old and common saying; a phrase which is often repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the result of experience and observation; a maxim; a saw; an adage.
- A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.
- A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.
- A drama exemplifying a proverb.

2. Proverb

[v. i.]

- To write or utter proverbs.

3. Proverb

[v. t.]

- To name in, or as, a proverb.
- To provide with a proverb.