momen

See also: mô-men and mōmén

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch moment, from Middle Dutch moment, from Middle French moment, from Latin momentum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (standard, Dutchified) [ˈmomɛn], (Anglicised) [ˈmomən]
• Hyphenation: mo‧mèn

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.

      Synonym: momen gaya

Derived terms

• momen caturkutub
• momen dwikutub
• momen gaya
• momen inersia
• momen magnetik
• momen opname
• momen puntir

 

Related terms

• momentum

 

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

1. Rōmaji transcription of もめん

Malay

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Dutch moment, ultimately from Latin momentum. The pronunciation of this word has been influenced by the English moment.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /momən/, /momen/
• Rhymes: -ən, -en
• Hyphenation: mo‧men, mo‧mén

Noun

momen (Jawi spelling مومين, plural momen-momen, informal 1st possessive momenku, 2nd possessive momenmu, 3rd possessive momennya)

1. moment:
   1. 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

• “momen” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.