점차

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 漸次, from 漸 (“gradual”) + 次 (“turn”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ɕɘ(ː)mt͡ɕʰa̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [점(ː)차]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?jeomcha
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?jeomcha
    McCune–Reischauer?chŏmch'a
    Yale Romanization?cēmcha

    Adverb

    점차 • (jeomcha) (hanja 漸次)

    1. gradually; incrementally

    Derived terms

    • 점차적 (漸次的, jeomchajeok, “incremental”)
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