The Matti Kuusi international type system and database of proverbs

Abbreviation: Mie

Mieder, Wolfgang: The Prentice-Hall encyclopedia of World Proverbs. A treasury of wit and wisdom through the ages. 1986 New Jersey: Englewood Cliffs, NJ Prentice-Hall.. glob>ENG*,ENG

Proverb number(s): 8072.

After a house is burnt, one becomes cautious of fire (Korean)

Abbreviation: Aqu

Aquilina, J.: A Comparative Dictionary of Maltese Proverbs 1972 Malta: The Royal University of Malta.. MALTESE/ENG*,ARAB,ENG,GER,ITA,FR,SPA,PERS,AFR>ENG*,>FR*

Proverb on page: 115. Proverb number(s) on page: 17. Proverb on page: 121. Proverb number(s) on page: 59.

The rat whose hair has been plucked out is chary (translation Maltese) / Il sorcio non rimane alla trappola che una volta sola

Abbreviation: Buc

Buchanan,D.C.: Japanese Proverbs and Sayings 1965 Norman: Oklahoma U.P.. JAP(transl.)/ENG*,ENG

Proverb on page: 233. Proverb on page: 234.

Having learned his lesson with hot soup, he blows cold fish salad (Japanese)

Abbreviation: DesR

DesRuisseaux,P.: Le Livre des Proverbes Quebecois 1974 Montreal: L'Aurore.. FR

Proverb on page: 187.

Abbreviation: Die

Dierks,F.A.J.: Die Inhould van den Spreekwoord in Tswana. (MA/Univ. Syd Afr.) in Proverbium p.988-90 1972. SHUANA/DUT*

Proverb on page: 24. Proverb on page: 25.

Abbreviation: DS I

Wander,K.F.W. (ed.): Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon I 1867 -1880 Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus.. GER, varia EUROPEAN LANGUAGES

Proverb on page: 1020. Proverb number(s) on page: 81. Proverb on page: 489.

Wer sich die Finger einmal verbrannt, der grift auch langsam an einen kalten Ofen,

Abbreviation: DS II

Wander,K.F.W.: Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon II 1867 -1880 Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus.. GER, varia EUROPEAN LANGUAGES

Proverb on page: 1286.

Abbreviation: Dür I

Düringsfeld, Ida von — Reinsberg-Düringsfeld., Otto von: Sprichwörter der germanischen und romanischen Sprachen I 1872 Leipzig: Hermann Fries.. GER and BOHEM,DAN,DUT,ENG,FR,HUNG,ITA,LAT,POL,SWE etc./GER*

Proverb number(s): 529, 531.

A burnt child dreads the fire / Begossene Hunde fürchten das Wasser / Chien échaudé ne revient pas en cuisine

Abbreviation: Dür II

Düringsfeld, Ida von — Reinsberg-Düringsfeld., Otto von: Sprichwörter der germanischen und romanischen Sprachen II 1875 Leipzig: Hermann Fries.. GER and BOHEM,DAN,DUT,ENG,FR,HUNG,ITA,LAT,POL,SWE etc./GER*

Proverb number(s): 527.

Wer sich einmal verbrannt hat, bläst hernach die Suppe

Abbreviation: Dür2

Düringsfeld, Ida von: Das Sprichwort als Praktikus im Sprichwort als Kosmopolit 1863 Leipzig: Hermann Fries.. glob>GER*

Proverb on page: 97. Proverb on page: 98.

Abbreviation: FDs

Schellbach-Kopra, Ingrid (ed.): Finnish-Deutsches Sprichwörterbuch - Suomalais-saksalainen sananlaskukirja 1980 Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura mit Bonn: Rudolf Habelt.. FIN/GER*,GER

Proverb number(s): 548.

Abbreviation: Gey

Geyr, H.: Sprichwörter und sprichwortnahe Bildungen im dreisprachigen Petersburger Lexikon von 1731. Symbolae slavicae: Band 13. 1981 Frankfurt/Main / Bern: Peter D. Lang.. GER,LAT,RUS/GER*

Proverb on page: 133. Proverb on page: 92.

Abbreviation: Gri

Grigas, Kazys: Patarli#u paralelés. Lietuvi#u patarlés su latvi#u, baltarusi#u, rus#u, lenk#u, etc. 1987 Vilnius: Vaga.. LITH,LETT,BELORUS,ENG,FR,GER,GRE,ITA,LAT,POL,RUS,SPA

Proverb on page: 308. Proverb number(s) on page: 271.

Abbreviation: Hol

Holm, Pelle: Ordspråk och talesätt. 1965 Stockholm: Albert Bonniers förlag.. SWE

Proverb on page: 49.

Abbreviation: Ilg

Ilg, G.: Proverbes français suivis des équivalents. 1960 Amsterdam / London / New York / Princeton: Elsevier.. FR,DUT,ENG,GER,IT,LAT,SPA

Proverb number(s): 517.

Chat échaudé craint l'eau froide

Abbreviation: Kosj1

Koskenjaakko,A.: Koira suomalaisissa ynnä virolaisissa sananlaskuissa 1909 Helsinki: Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura.. FIN

Proverb number(s): 79, 80.

Abbreviation: KPp

Plesovskij,F.V.: Komi poslovitsy i pogovorki 1973, 1983 Syktyvkar: Komi kniz#noe izdatel'stvo.. KOMI,RUS*

Proverb on page: 28.

Abbreviation: Kuu2

Kuusi, Matti: Ovambo Proverbs with African Parallels. FF communications no. 208. 1970 Helsinki: Academia Scientiarum Fennica.. OVAMBO/ENG*,varia AFR>GER*FR*

Proverb number(s): 2204.

You lost your way, and now you are afraid of the forest; you fell down, and now you are afraid of climbing a tree (Ovambo/Afr.)

Abbreviation: Kuu4

Kuusi, M. (in cooper. with) M. Joalaid, E. Kokare, A. Krikmann, K. Laukkanen, P.Leino,V.Mälk, I.Sarv: Proverbia septentrionalia. FF communications No. 236. 1985 Helsinki: Academia Scientiarum Fennica.. FIN/ENG*,KAREL/ENG*,EST/ENG*,VOT,VEPS,LIV,LETT,LITH,RUS,GER,SWE

Proverb number(s): 247.

Kto na moloke ozhegsja, tot i na vodu duet (Russian) / Who once burnt his mouth on hot food, blows on his cold milk too (translation, Karelian)

Abbreviation: MEk

Paczolay, Gyula (ed.): Magyar-észt közmondások és szólások német, angol és latin megfelelo#ikkel. 1985 Veszprem: VEAB.. HUNG,EST,GER,ENG,LAT

Proverb number(s): 174, 347.

Abbreviation: Mie

Mieder, Wolfgang: The Prentice-Hall encyclopedia of World Proverbs. A treasury of wit and wisdom through the ages. 1986 New Jersey: Englewood Cliffs, NJ Prentice-Hall.. glob>ENG*,ENG

Proverb number(s): 1984, 1907, 1925, 14832, 14833. Additional number(s) and notes: 14836, 1925, 2165-6.

The scalded cat fears cold water

Abbreviation: MKks

Margalits, Ede: Magyar közmondások és közmondásszerü szólások. 1897 Budapest: Kiadja kókai Lajos.. HUNG

Proverb on page: 243.

Abbreviation: Per

Permâkov, Grigorij Lvovic: Izbrannye poslovitsy i pogovorki narodov Vostoka. 1968 Moskva: Nauka.. varia EAST-EUR>RUS*

Proverb on page: 289. Proverb on page: 290.

Abbreviation: PS II

Hakamies et al.: Proverbia Septentrionalia II (a database and manuscript in the Finnish Literature Society) 2001 (Helsinki / Tartu). FIN/ENG*,KAREL/ENG*,EST/ENG*,VOT,VEPS,LIV,LETT,LITH,RUS,GER,SWE

Proverb number(s): 1734, 2972.

Abbreviation: Reit

Reitsak, A.: Valimik vene vanasõnu eesti vastetega. 1969 Tallinn: Kirjastus 'Valgus'. RUS,EST

Proverb number(s): 63. Additional number(s) and notes: O.

Abbreviation: Schu

Schultz,E.: Proverbial Expressions of the Samoans 1965 Wellington.. SAMOA/ENG*

Additional number(s) and notes: (200).

When one has burned his fingers, he asks for the fire tongs (translation Samoan)

Abbreviation: Se V

Seiler, F.: Die Entwicklung der deutschen Kultur, Das Deutsche Lehnsprichwort V 1921-1924 Halle a. d. S.: Waisenhaus.. GER

Proverb on page: 53.

Abbreviation: Seim I

Seim, E.: Ordtøkje og herme I. Norsk Folkeminnelag 84. 1960 Oslo: Universitetsforlaget.. NORW

Proverb on page: 24. Proverb on page: 47. Proverb on page: 83. Additional number(s) and notes: (26).

Abbreviation: Sen

Senaltan, S.: Studien zur sprachlichen Gestalt der deutschen und turkischen Sprichwörter 1968 Marburg: Mauersberger.. GER,TURK/GER*

Proverb number(s): 53.

Wer sich an Milch verbrennt, pustet den Joghurt (translation Turkish)

Abbreviation: Sin I

Singer, S.: Sprichwörter des Mittelalters I. 1944-1947 Bern: Herbert Lang & Cie.. GER,(LAT,FR etc.)

Proverb on page: 111.

Abbreviation: Sin II

Singer, S.: Sprichwörter des Mittelalters II 1944-1947 Bern: Herbert Lang & Cie.. GER,(LAT,FR etc.)

Proverb on page: 34. Proverb on page: 35.

Abbreviation: Sin III

Singer, S.: Sprichwörter des Mittelalters III 1944-1947 Bern: Herbert Lang & Cie.. GER,(LAT,FR etc.)

Proverb on page: 132.

Abbreviation: Sol

Solstrand, Väinö: Ordstäv. Finlands Svenska Folkdiktning III. 1923 Helsingfors:: Svenska Litteratursällskapet i Finland.. FIN-SWE

Proverb on page: 7.

Abbreviation: Str

Ström, F.: Svenska ordstäv. 1939 Stockholm: Bonniers.. SWE

Proverb on page: 313.

Bränt barn skyr elden.

Abbreviation: Stra

Strauss, Emanuel: Dictionary of European Proverbs 1994 New York: Routledge /Questia.com. ENG,GER,FR,SPA,ITA,LAT

Proverb number(s): 24, 150.

A burned child dreads the fire / Das gebrannte Kind fürchtet das Feuer / Quae nocent, docent (Latin) / enfant échaudé craint le feu

Abbreviation: Vid

Vide, S.-B.: Ordspråk, ordstäv och talesätt från sydvästra Småland. 1957 Lund: Gleerupska universitetsbokhandelns förlag.. SWE

Proverb number(s): 139, 141, 295.

Abbreviation: VKs

Kuusi, Matti (ed.): Vanhan kansan sananlaskuviisaus. 1990 [1953] Helsinki: WSOY.. FIN

Proverb on page: 415.

Abbreviation: Wie

Wiedemann, F.J.: Aus dem inneren und äusseren Leben der Ehsten 1876 St. Petersburg. EST/GER*

Proverb on page: 58. Proverb on page: 75. Proverb on page: 154.

Abbreviation: Mie

Mieder, Wolfgang: The Prentice-Hall encyclopedia of World Proverbs. A treasury of wit and wisdom through the ages. 1986 New Jersey: Englewood Cliffs, NJ Prentice-Hall.. glob>ENG*,ENG

Proverb number(s): 1924, 3833.

A dog once burnt will leave ashcovered embers alone (Fulani/Afr.)

Abbreviation: Mie

Mieder, Wolfgang: The Prentice-Hall encyclopedia of World Proverbs. A treasury of wit and wisdom through the ages. 1986 New Jersey: Englewood Cliffs, NJ Prentice-Hall.. glob>ENG*,ENG

Proverb number(s): 5133.

A fellow who has been frightened by a mud-turtle will be startled at the mere sight of a kettle's lid (Korean)

Abbreviation: Mie

Mieder, Wolfgang: The Prentice-Hall encyclopedia of World Proverbs. A treasury of wit and wisdom through the ages. 1986 New Jersey: Englewood Cliffs, NJ Prentice-Hall.. glob>ENG*,ENG

Proverb number(s): 11312.

A mother that has lost many children by death, hates the idea of her child taking a nap (Annang/Afr.)