tanah air

/ˈtanah ˈair/

noun

the country of one's origin or ancestry

For Korean diaspora this is Korea itself, not just a hometown; 교포 use it when visiting or remembering food.

Examples

01
Apabila mendarat di Incheon, saya rasa kembali ke tanah air selepas dua puluh tahun.
When I landed in Seoul I finally felt I had returned to my homeland after twenty years.
02
Bau rebusan kimchi masih mengingatkannya pada tanah air yang ditinggalkan semasa kanak-kanak.
The smell of kimchi stew still reminds her of the homeland she left as a child.
03
Dalam kelas dia menulis esei tentang lawatan pertama ke tanah air ibu bapanya.
In class he wrote an essay about visiting his parents' homeland for the first time.

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