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TOPIK 4adverb

알록달록

allokdallok [알록딸록]

알록달록하다 · 알록달록한 (+noun) · 알록달록 물들다

colorful, multicolored, dappled

Example

가을이 되니까 산이 알록달록 물들었어요.

Now that it's autumn, the mountains are dyed in many colors.

Word parts

의태어 (manner word) for spots and stripes of different colors. Its dark-vowel pair 얼룩덜룩 often suggests stains or blotches.

Good to know

Pronounced [알록딸록]: the ㄱ batchim makes the next ㄷ tense. Usually positive and cheerful: 알록달록한 옷.