SALAWIKAIN

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SALAWIKAIN

root word: wika (language, something uttered)

salawikain
proverb

Sometimes misspelled as sawikain, which is another Tagalog word meaning an idiomatic expression.

Ano ang salawikain?


What is a proverb?

Ang salawikain ay isang maikling pangungusap na lubhang makahulugan at naglalayong magbigay


patnubay sa pang-araw-araw na pamumuhay.

A proverb is a short sentence that is very meaningful and aims to provide guidance in everyday living.

Halimbawa ng mga Salawikain


Examples of Proverbs

Kuwarta na, naging bato pa.


What was already money turned to stone.

Ang isip ay parang itak, sa hasa tumatalas.


The mind is like a knife honed by sharpening.

Kung anong bukang bibig ay siyang nilalaman ng dibdib.


What comes out of your mouth is what is in your heart.

Mabuti pa ang kubong nakatiray tao kaysa mansyon ang nakatiray kuwago.Better a hut where a person
lives than a mansion where an owl resides.

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