புலி இல்லாத ஊரில் பூனை தான் இராஜா

Tamil

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʊlɪ ɪllaːd̪ɐ uːɾɪl puːnɐɪ̯ t̪aːn ɪɾaːd͡ʑaː/, [pʊli ɪllaːd̪ɐ uːɾɪl puːnɐɪ̯ t̪aːn ɪɾaːd͡ʑaː]

Proverb

புலி இல்லாத ஊரில் பூனை தான் இராஜா • (puli illāta ūril pūṉai tāṉ irājā)

  1. (idiomatic) in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
  2. (literally) In a land without tigers, the cat is king.
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