мало-помалу

See also: мало-по-малу

Russian

Etymology

From мало (malo) +‎ по (po) +‎ ма́лу (málu), an old short dative singular of ма́лый (mályj).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmaɫə pɐˈmaɫʊ]

Adverb

ма́ло-пома́лу • (málo-pomálu)

1. bit by bit, little by little (small amount at a time)