ተማሪና ዶሮ በሞቱ ክብሩ ነው በቁመናው እራቱ ጥሬ ነው
“A student and a chicken, their honor is in their death; in their stature, their food is raw.”
Meaning
This proverb highlights that the ultimate value, recognition, or fulfillment for both a student and a chicken often comes at a culmination or transformation. For a student, 'death' might symbolize graduation or the passing of ignorance, when their knowledge is truly honored. For a chicken, its honor is often in being sacrificed for food. 'In their stature, their food is raw' suggests that during their developmental or preparatory phase, they consume basic, unprocessed elements (raw knowledge for the student, raw food for the chicken).
ትርጉም
ይህ ምሳሌ የተማሪ ትጋትና የዶሮ ጥቅም መጨረሻ ላይ እንደሚታይ ይገልጻል። ተማሪው የሚከበረው በትምህርቱ ሲያልቅ ወይም ሲመረቅ ሲሆን፣ ዶሮ ደግሞ ለምግብነት ስትታረድ ነው። በህይወት እያሉ ያላቸው ድርሻ ደግሞ መሰረታዊና ጥሬ መሆኑን ያመለክታል።