momen

momen

See also: mô-men and mōmén

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)

  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

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

momen

  1. Rōmaji transcription of もめん

Latin

Etymology

    From moveō + -men.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    mōmen n (genitive mōminis); third declension

    1. movement

    Declension

    Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

    singular plural
    nominative mōmen mōmina
    genitive mōminis mōminum
    dative mōminī mōminibus
    accusative mōmen mōmina
    ablative mōmine mōminibus
    vocative mōmen mōmina

    Further reading

    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)

    1. Moment:
      1. A brief, unspecified amount of time.
        Synonyms: saat, detik, ketika
      2. (physics) Moment of force.

    References

    1. ^ “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