momme
Americannoun
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momme
plural
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Etymology
Origin of momme
1720–30; < Japanese, equivalent to mon- letter (< Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese wén ) + -me ( y ) eye (earlier *mai )
Example Sentences
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Fiacu me means 'one hundred momme,' fiacu ichi momme 'one hundred and one,' icquan me means 'one thousand momme,' jicquanme means 'ten thousand.'
From Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language by Richard L. Spear
Then comes ippun, which is one tenth of a momme.
From Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language by Richard L. Spear
The average weight of Japanese is recorded as 13 kwan 830 momme.
From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by J.W. Robertson Scott
According to American measurements a momme is 0.132 oz. av. and 0.120 oz. troy.
From The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People by J.W. Robertson Scott
When the tenth part of a momme is divided again into ten parts it is counted as ichirin, nirin, sarin, iorin, gorin, rocurin, xichirin, fachirin, and curin.
From Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language by Richard L. Spear
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