Memento — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a reminder of past events

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/məmˈɛntoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/məmˈɛntəʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/məmˈɛntəʊ/

3 syllables Say it as /məmˈɛntoʊ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

souvenir

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Erinnerung

eine Erinnerung an vergangene Ereignisse

🇫🇷French

mémento

un rappel des événements passés

🇪🇸Spanish

recuerdo

un recordatorio de eventos pasados

🇮🇹Italian

ricordo

un ricordo di eventi passati

🇳🇱Dutch

aandenken

een herinnering aan gebeurtenissen uit het verleden

🇵🇹Portuguese

lembrança

um lembrete de eventos passados

🇷🇺Russian

сувенир

напоминание о прошлых событиях

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्मृति चिन्ह

पिछली घटनाओं की याद दिलाने वाला

🇧🇩Bengali

স্মৃতিচিহ্ন

অতীত ঘটনা একটি অনুস্মারক

🇮🇳Tamil

நினைவுச்சின்னம்

கடந்த கால நிகழ்வுகளின் நினைவூட்டல்

🇮🇳Telugu

మెమెంటో

గత సంఘటనల రిమైండర్

🇮🇳Marathi

स्मृतीचिन्ह

भूतकाळातील घटनांची आठवण

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્મૃતિચિહ્ન

ભૂતકાળની ઘટનાઓનું રીમાઇન્ડર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಮರಣಿಕೆ

ಹಿಂದಿನ ಘಟನೆಗಳ ಜ್ಞಾಪನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്മരണിക

മുൻകാല സംഭവങ്ങളുടെ ഓർമ്മപ്പെടുത്തൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਯਾਦਗਾਰੀ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹ

ਪਿਛਲੀਆਂ ਘਟਨਾਵਾਂ ਦੀ ਯਾਦ ਦਿਵਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

یادگار

ماضی کے واقعات کی یاد دہانی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

纪念

提醒过去的事件

🇯🇵Japanese

思い出の品

過去の出来事の思い出

🇰🇷Korean

기념물

과거 사건에 대한 알림

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vật lưu niệm

một lời nhắc nhở về các sự kiện trong quá khứ

🇹🇭Thai

ของที่ระลึก

เป็นการเตือนความทรงจำถึงเหตุการณ์ในอดีต

🇮🇩Indonesian

kenang-kenangan

pengingat akan peristiwa masa lalu

🇵🇭Filipino

alaala

isang paalala ng mga nakaraang pangyayari

🇲🇾Malay

kenang-kenangan

peringatan peristiwa masa lalu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تذكار

تذكير بالأحداث الماضية

🇮🇷Persian

یادگاری

یادآوری وقایع گذشته

🇹🇷Turkish

hatıra

geçmiş olayların hatırlatıcısı

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַזכֶּרֶת

תזכורת לאירועי העבר

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The primary meaning of 'memento' is 'a reminder of past events'.

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Using 'memento' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'memento' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'memento' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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