filamen

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch filament, from Medieval Latin fīlāmentum, from Late Latin fīlō (“to spin, draw out in a long line”), from Latin fīlum (“thread”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi.ˈla.mɛn/
• Rhymes: -mɛn, -ɛn, -n
• Hyphenation: fi‧la‧men

Noun

filamen (first-person possessive filamenku, second-person possessive filamenmu, third-person possessive filamennya)

1. filament:
   1. a fine thread or wire.
   2. (botany) the stalk of a flower stamen, supporting the anther.

      Synonym: tangkai sari

Derived terms

• berfilamen

 

• filamen poliester

 

Further reading

• “filamen” 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.