moñıs qulaqdın qıddı, sağal kürlükdın uzan

Salar

Etymology

Related to Turkish boynuz kulağı geçmek (“Those who grow up later in a subject get ahead of the old ones in terms of talent. (lit. the horn gets ahead of the ear)”).

Proverb

moñıs qulaqdın qıddı, sağal kürlükdın uzan

1. Those who grow up later in a subject get ahead of the old ones in terms of talent. (lit. The horn is stronger than the ear, the beard is longer than the eyebrows.)

References

• 张, 进锋 (Ayso Cañ Cinfen) (2008) 乌璐别格 (Ulubeğ), 鄭初陽 (Çuyañ Yebey oğlı Ceñ), editors, Salar İbret Sözler 撒拉尔谚语 [Salar Proverbs]‎^[1], China Salar Youth League, page 64