помаленьку

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Russian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From по (po) +‎ мале́ньку (malénʹku), perhaps an obsolete short dative form of ма́ленький (málenʹkij), with stress shift.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [pəmɐˈlʲenʲkʊ]

Adverb[edit]

помале́ньку (pomalénʹku)

  1. (colloquial) little by little, gradually
  2. (colloquial) so-so, tolerable

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