점점점

Korean

Etymology 1

    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

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [t͡ɕ͈ʌ̹mt͡ɕ͈ʌ̹mt͡ɕ͈ʌ̹m]
    • Phonetic hangul: [쩜쩜쩜]
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jeomjeomjeom
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeomjeomjeom
    McCune–Reischauer?chŏmchŏmchŏm
    Yale Romanization?qcemqcemqcem

    Noun

    점점점 • (jeomjeomjeom) (hanja 點點點)

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

    Etymology 2

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

      Pronunciation

      • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)md͡ʑʌ̹md͡ʑʌ̹m]
      • Phonetic hangul: [점(ː)점점]
        • 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

      점점점 • (jeomjeomjeom) (hanja 漸漸漸)

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