발바리

Korean

Etymology

발발 (balbal, “(walking) with small, rapid paces”, ideophone) +‎ 이 (-i, noun-deriving suffix).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?balbari
Revised Romanization (translit.)?balbali
McCune–Reischauer?palbari
Yale Romanization?pal.pali

Noun

발바리 • (balbari)

  1. collective name for any small pet dog, such as Pekinese, Shih Tzu, spaniel
  2. inclusive name for small Korean native mongrel with short legs
  3. (figurative) one who wanders back and forth frequently and aimlessly

Derived terms

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