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Russian
Etymology
From по (po) + мале́ньку (malénʹku), perhaps an obsolete short dative form of ма́ленький (málenʹkij), with stress shift.
Pronunciation
Adverb
помале́ньку • (pomalénʹku)
- (colloquial) little by little, gradually
- (colloquial) so-so, tolerable