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Browse 25 Kannada proverbs with Kannada script, Roman transliteration, literal reading, real-world meaning and the English equivalent.
Kannada Gaade Explorer is a searchable reference of 25 Kannada proverbs, each shown in Kannada script with a Roman transliteration, a word-for-word literal reading, the sense in which speakers actually use it, and the nearest English proverb. A gaade is a complete, self-standing sentence that states a general truth, which is what separates it from a fixed phrase used inside a sentence. It is built for students preparing Kannada language papers, writers looking for the right saying, and learners who want the literal image behind a proverb, not just a loose translation.
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Nine themes from money and speech to folly and fate let you pull a set of proverbs on one topic in a click.
A gaade is a proverb — a complete sentence that states a general truth drawn from shared experience, such as 'ಅತಿ ಆಸೆ ಗತಿ ಕೇಡು' (excessive desire ruins you). Because it stands on its own, a gaade differs from a fixed phrase, which has to be fitted into a longer sentence before it makes sense.
It means live within your means. Literally 'stretch your legs only as far as the bedding goes', it is the standard Kannada warning against borrowing or spending beyond what you actually earn, and matches the English 'cut your coat according to your cloth'.
This explorer holds 25 widely used gaades across nine themes — money and thrift, work, speech and silence, greed, character, family, folly, fate and wisdom. Each one is a proverb still in common spoken circulation rather than a literary rarity.
Yes. Kannada language papers frequently ask candidates to explain a gaade or use one in a composition, and quoting the proverb in Kannada script followed by its meaning is the expected format. Check your board's prescribed list as well, since syllabuses often name specific proverbs.