കൂപമണ്ഡൂകം

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Malayalam[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Sanskrit कूपमण्डूक (kūpamaṇḍūka). കൂപ (kūpa) +‎ മണ്ഡൂകം (maṇḍūkaṁ). See English frog in a well for translations in other languages.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kuːbamaɳɖuːɡam/
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Idiom[edit]

കൂപമണ്ഡൂകം (kūpamaṇḍūkaṁ)

  1. "the frog in a well"; a fool with limited outlook
    Synonym: പൊട്ടക്കിണറ്റിലെ തവള (poṭṭakkiṇaṟṟile tavaḷa)