점점점

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Korean

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Korean word from 點點點, triplication of 점(點) (jeom, period/full stop) with sound-symbolic tensing, perhaps also to avoid confusion with the adverb.

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeomjeomjeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeomjeomjeom
McCune–Reischauer?chŏmchŏmchŏm
Yale Romanization?qcemqcemqcem

Noun

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점점점 (jeomjeomjeom) (hanja 點點點)

  1. (colloquial) dot dot dot (ellipsis symbol)
    Synonym: 말줄임표 (maljurimpyo)

Etymology 2

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Sino-Korean word from 漸漸漸, extended form of 점점(漸漸) (jeomjeom).

Pronunciation

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  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)md͡ʑʌ̹md͡ʑʌ̹m]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?jeomjeomjeom
Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeomjeomjeom
McCune–Reischauer?chŏmjŏmjŏm
Yale Romanization?cēmcemcem

Adverb

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점점점 (jeomjeomjeom) (hanja 漸漸漸)

  1. little by little by little, step by step by step