momen
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch moment, from Middle Dutch moment, from Middle French moment, from Latin momentum. The common pronunciation of this word has been influenced by English moment, though the physics sense primarily retains its original spelling.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈmomɛn/ [ˈmo.mɛn]
- Rhymes: -omɛn
- (colloquial, Anglicised) IPA(key): /ˈmomən/ [ˈmo.mən]
- 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
Further reading
- “momen”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), 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 English moment, from Latin momentum, from Latin movimentum.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmomən/ [ˈmo.mən] (English-based)
- Rhymes: -omən
- Hyphenation: mo‧men
- IPA(key): /ˈmomen/ [ˈmo.men] (uncommon)
- Rhymes: -omen
- Hyphenation: mo‧mén
Noun
momen (Jawi spelling مومين, plural momen-momen or momen2)
- Moment:
- A brief, unspecified amount of time.
- (physics) Moment of force.
References
- ^ “momen”, in Kamus Etimologi Bahasa Melayu Dewan [The Institute Etymological Dictionary of the Malay Language] (in Malay), 1st edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2024, →ISBN, page 511
Further reading
- "momen" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017