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TOPIK 3adverb

말랑말랑

mallangmallang

말랑말랑하다 · 말랑말랑 부드럽다

soft and squishy, tender

Example

갓 만든 떡이 아직 말랑말랑해요.

The freshly made rice cake is still soft and squishy.

Word parts

Manner word (의태어) for something soft and springy to the touch. Dark-vowel 물렁물렁 is softer and can sound mushy.

Good to know

Usually as 말랑말랑하다; the short form 말랑하다 is also common.