Proverb



noun
1.
(A short popular saying, that states some truth or warning, or gives advice about human conduct; maxim adage, Proverbs a book of the Old Testament containing wise sayings) ភាសិត, ពាក្យទំនៀមទម្លាប់
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
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.
2.
A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an enigma; a parable.
3.
A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous reference.
4.
A drama exemplifying a proverb.
verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To name in, or as, a proverb.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) To provide with a proverb.
3.
(INTRANSITIVE) To write or utter proverbs.
1.
adage, aphorism, axiom, byword, maxim, motto, platitude, saw, saying