나와바리

Korean

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 縄張(なわば)り (nawabari).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [na̠wa̠ba̠ɾi]
• Phonetic hangul: [나와바리]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	nawabari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	nawabali
McCune–Reischauer?	nawabari
Yale Romanization?	nawapali

Noun

나와바리 • (nawabari)

1. (slang) territory of a person or group, area of influence; (by extension) home ground, place one knows well

   Synonym: 텃밭 (teotbat)

   서울은 내 나와바리다. ― Seour-eun nae nawabari-da. ― Seoul is my home ground.