"조금씩" meaning in Korean

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Adverb

IPA: [t͡ɕo̞ɡɯmɕ͈ik̚] [SK-Standard, Seoul] Forms: jogeumssik [romanization]
Etymology: From 조금 (jogeum, “a little”) + -씩 (-ssik, “each”). Etymology templates: {{affix|ko|조금|-씩|t1=a little|t2=each}} 조금 (jogeum, “a little”) + -씩 (-ssik, “each”) Head templates: {{ko-adv}} 조금씩 • (jogeumssik)
  1. incrementally; bit by bit Synonyms: 점차 (jeomcha), 자츰 (jacheum), 서서히 (seoseohi) (english: slowly)
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        "incrementally; bit by bit"
      ],
      "id": "en-조금씩-ko-adv-4cfc-Xtu",
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          "incrementally",
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        ],
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          "bit by bit",
          "bit by bit"
        ]
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          "roman": "jeomcha",
          "word": "점차"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jacheum",
          "word": "자츰"
        },
        {
          "english": "slowly",
          "roman": "seoseohi",
          "word": "서서히"
        }
      ]
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      "ipa": "[t͡ɕo̞ɡɯmɕ͈ik̚]",
      "tags": [
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        "Seoul"
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    },
    {
      "hangeul": "조금씩"
    },
    {
      "other": "[조금씩]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "조금씩"
}
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      "name": "affix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From 조금 (jogeum, “a little”) + -씩 (-ssik, “each”).",
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      "glosses": [
        "incrementally; bit by bit"
      ],
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        [
          "incrementally",
          "incrementally"
        ],
        [
          "bit by bit",
          "bit by bit"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "[t͡ɕo̞ɡɯmɕ͈ik̚]",
      "tags": [
        "SK-Standard",
        "Seoul"
      ]
    },
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      "hangeul": "조금씩"
    },
    {
      "other": "[조금씩]"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
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      "roman": "jeomcha",
      "word": "점차"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jacheum",
      "word": "자츰"
    },
    {
      "english": "slowly",
      "roman": "seoseohi",
      "word": "서서히"
    }
  ],
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