라면

Korean

Etymology

라 (ra) +‎ 면(麵) (myeon, “noodle”), from Japanese ラーメン (rāmen), from Mandarin 拉麵／拉面 (lāmiàn). 拉麵 would be *납면 (*nammyeon) in Sino-Korean.

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɾa̠mjʌ̹n]
• Phonetic hangul: [라면]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	ramyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	lamyeon
McCune–Reischauer?	ramyŏn
Yale Romanization?	lamyen

Noun

라면 • (ramyeon)

1. instant noodle
2. ramen (soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients; usually of Japanese cuisine)

Synonyms

• (instant noodle): (Yanbian dialect) 방가면 (banggamyeon)
• (North Korea) 꼬부랑국수 (kkoburangguksu)

Derived terms

• 라볶이 (rabokki)

Descendants

• → English: ramyeon