momen

See also: mô-men and mōmén

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
  • Syllabification: mo‧men

Noun

momen (plural momen-momen)

  1. moment:
    1. a brief, unspecified amount of time
      Synonym: saat
    2. (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

Derived terms

  • momen caturkutub
  • momen dipol
  • momen dwikutub
  • momen gaya
  • momen inersia
  • momen krusial
  • momen magnetik
  • momen opname
  • momen puntir
  • momen tahanan

Descendants

  • Malay: momen

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

momen

  1. Rōmaji transcription of もめん

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)

  1. moment:
    1. (proscribed) a brief, unspecified amount of time.
      Synonyms: saat, detik, ketika
    2. (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