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

Related terms

• momentum

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

1. Rōmaji transcription of もめん

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English moment, from Latin momentum, from Latin movimentum.

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.

Further reading

• "momen" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017