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የምጣዱ እያለ የእንቅቡ ተንጣጣ

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“While the griddle's (dough) is there, the serving basket's (dough) stretched out.”

Meaning

This proverb signifies focusing on secondary or minor matters before the main task is completed or even started. What's the point of the dough for the serving basket stretching out if the dough on the griddle (for baking injera) hasn't even been baked? It illustrates worrying about other things without giving attention to priorities.

ትርጉም

ይህ ምሳሌ የሚያመለክተው ዋናው ነገር ሳይኖር ወይም ሳይጠናቀቅ ለሁለተኛ ደረጃ ወይም ትንሽ ለሆነ ነገር መሯሯጥን ነው። ምጣድ ላይ ያለው ሊጥ (እንጀራ) ሳይጋገር እያለ፣ የእንቅብ ላይ ያለው (ለማቅረቢያነት የተዘጋጀ) ሊጥ ቢረዝም ምን ዋጋ አለው? ቅድሚያ ለሚሰጣቸው ነገሮች ትኩረት ሳይሰጡ ለሌሎች ነገሮች መጨነቅን ያሳያል።

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Added July 29, 2026
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