Literal translation
Strike the ass on the ears, so that it may forget to bray.
Contextual meaning
What it means
Strike the ass on the ears, so that it may forget to bray.
When people use it
In everyday life
Catalogued from a traditional Pashto proverb collection. Its usage and regional context still require specialist review.
Editorial record
Source and status
- Source
- S. S. Thorburn, “Bannú: Or Our Afghan Frontier” (1876), UNCLASSED-20, PDF page 456. https://archive.org/download/bannuorourafgha00thor/bannuorourafgha00thor.pdf