կամաց-կամաց

Armenian

Etymology

Reduplication of կամաց (kamacʻ)

Pronunciation

  • (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /kɑˈmɑt͡sʰ kɑˈmɑt͡sʰ/, [kɑmɑ́t͡sʰ kɑmɑ́t͡sʰ]
  • (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /ɡɑˈmɑt͡s ɡɑˈmɑt͡s/, [ɡɑmɑ́t͡sʰ ɡɑmɑ́t͡sʰ]

Adverb

կամաց-կամաց • (kamacʻ-kamacʻ) (informal)

  1. little by little, slowly but surely, step by step

Descendants

  • Persian: گاماس گاماس (gâmâs gâmâs)