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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