momen
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch moment, from Middle Dutch moment, from Middle French moment, from Latin momentum. The pronunciation of this word has been influenced by the English moment.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian)
- IPA(key): (Standard Indonesian, Dutchified) /ˈmomɛn/ [ˈmo.mɛn]
- Rhymes: -omɛn
- IPA(key): (Anglicised) /ˈmomən/ [ˈmo.mən]
- Rhymes: -omən
- IPA(key): (Standard Indonesian, Dutchified) /ˈmomɛn/ [ˈmo.mɛn]
- Syllabification: mo‧men
Noun
momen (plural momen-momen)
- moment:
- a brief, unspecified amount of time
- Synonym: saat
- (physics) moment of force: the turning effect of a force applied to a rotational system at a distance from the axis of rotation
- Synonyms: momen gaya, pusa
- a brief, unspecified amount of time
Derived terms
- momen caturkutub
- momen dipol
- momen dwikutub
- momen gaya
- momen inersia
- momen krusial
- momen magnetik
- momen opname
- momen puntir
- momen tahanan
Related terms
Descendants
- → Malay: momen
Further reading
- “momen” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Japanese
Romanization
momen
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Indonesian momen, from Dutch moment, from Latin momentum. The pronunciation of this word has been influenced by the English moment.
Pronunciation
- (Johor-Riau) IPA(key): /ˈmomən/ [ˈmo.mən] (English-based)
- Rhymes: -omən
- Hyphenation: mo‧men
- (Baku) IPA(key): /ˈmomen/ [ˈmo.men]
- Rhymes: -omen
- Hyphenation: mo‧mén
Noun
momen (Jawi spelling مومين, plural momen-momen)
- moment:
- (proscribed) a brief, unspecified amount of time.
- (physics) moment of force: the turning effect of a force applied to a rotational system at a distance from the axis of rotation.
Further reading
- “momen” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.