Etymology

ramyeon

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Today it means: Ramen (Korean style). Full definition →

Korean 라면 ← Japanese ラーメン ← Mandarin 拉麵 /拉面
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  1. Mandarin · derived from拉麵 /拉面“pulled noodles”
  2. Japanese · derived fromラーメン
  3. Korean · borrowed from라면
  4. English todayramyeon

Borrowed from Korean 라면 (ramyeon), from Japanese ラーメン (rāmen), from Mandarin 拉麵 /拉面 (lāmiàn, “pulled noodles”). Doublet of laghman, lamian, and ramen.

Words from the same roots

Mandarin拉麵 all →

ramenlamian

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