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