Korean

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Etymology

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Sino-Korean word from 漸次, from (gradual) + (turn).

Pronunciation

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

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점차 (jeomcha) (hanja 漸次)

  1. gradually; incrementally

Derived terms

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