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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