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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmomento
Pronunciation / Transliteration: moh-men-toh
"Espera un momento por favor."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A very brief period of time; an instant.
"Can you wait for just a moment while I grab my coat?" - 2
A particular point in time or a specific juncture.
"At that exact moment, the lights went out across the entire building."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word momentum, a contraction of movimentum meaning 'movement' or 'passing'. Originally used in medieval physics to denote a minute particle of time, the term evolved via Old French into English during the late 14th century to signify a very brief period or instant.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Moment" is said worldwide
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moment
Transliteration: moh-mahn
"Attendez un moment, s'il vous plaรฎt."
Moment
Transliteration: moh-ment
"Warten Sie bitte einen kurzen Moment."
momento
Transliteration: moh-men-to
"Aspetta un momento, per favore."
momento
Transliteration: moh-men-toh
"Espera un momento por favor."
momento
Transliteration: moh-men-too
"Espere um momento, por favor."
เคเฅเคทเคฃ
Transliteration: kshanak
"เคเฅเคชเคฏเคพ เคเค เคเฅเคทเคฃ เคฐเฅเคเฅเฅค"
็ๅป
Transliteration: piร nkรจ
"่ฏท็ญ็ๅปใ"
์๊ฐ
Transliteration: sun-gan
"์ ์๋ง ๊ธฐ๋ค๋ ค ์ฃผ์ธ์."
็ฌ้
Transliteration: shunkan
"ใปใใฎ็ฌ้ใ ใๅพ ใฃใฆใใ ใใใ"
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