ramen
English edit
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Japanese ラーメン (rāmen), from Mandarin 拉麵/拉面 (lāmiàn, “pulled noodles”). Doublet of ramyeon.
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Noun edit
ramen (countable and uncountable, plural ramens)
- Soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Japanese-Chinese style)
- 2016 October 3, Tad Friend, “Sam Altman’s Manifest Destiny”, in The New Yorker[1]:
- A founder’s first goal, Graham wrote, is becoming “ramen profitable”: spending thriftily and making just enough to afford ramen noodles for dinner.
- A type of instant noodles.
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ramen (not comparable)
- (Pastafarianism, humorous) amen
- 2005, Mel Sharples, “Prayer In City Council Meetings??”, in ott.general (Usenet):
- [...] For thine is the colander, the noodle, and the sauce, forever and ever. RAmen.
- 2006, bg1...@apexmail.com, A Pastafarian's prayer, alt.atheism:
- [...] For thine are Meatballs, and the beer, and the strippers, for ever and ever. RAmen.
- 2006, Roger Bryant, “Re: Is this all?”, in alt.religion.pastafarianism (Usenet):
- They will let me wear The Chosen Attire at work, however. Ramen.
- 2008, Terry, Re: We do not have a 'soul' = an immaterial and immortal piece, alt.agnosticism:
- No, no, no! Until YOU stand before His Noodliness when you die. And if you do not believe in the Flying Spaghetti Monster (RAmen brother!) then you will not get to partake of the beer volcanoes, nor enjoy the strippers in Heaven.
- 2008, DuhIdiot, Re: Let's sanitize song lyrics by removing references to religious garbage, alt.atheism:
- YHWH" = tetragrammaton. "FSM" = tetrazziniton. Ramen.
- 2009, JFlexer, MAN PRAYS TO FLYING SPAGHETTI MONSTER (plus other March 4 FlashNews.com Shorts), alt.gossip.celebrities:
- May the Fork be with you... RAmen.
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ramen n
Dutch edit
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Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch ramen (“to aim, to strive for, to guess”), possibly from Old Dutch *rāmon, from Proto-Germanic *rēmijaną, *rēmāną, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- (“to set in motion, move about”), as in English roam.
Verb edit
ramen
- (transitive) to make an estimate
- (transitive) to fix an estimate, to budget
- Het project kost 6 keer meer dan geraamd.
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- The project cost 6 times more than estimated.
- (transitive, obsolete) to guess, to reckon, to deduce
- (transitive, obsolete) to take aim (at), to watch, to observe
- (transitive, obsolete) to hit
Inflection edit
Inflection of ramen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | ramen | |||
past singular | raamde | |||
past participle | geraamd | |||
infinitive | ramen | |||
gerund | ramen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | raam | raamde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | raamt | raamde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | raamt | raamde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | raamt | raamde | ||
3rd person singular | raamt | raamde | ||
plural | ramen | raamden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | rame | raamde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | ramen | raamden | ||
imperative sing. | raam | |||
imperative plur.1 | raamt | |||
participles | ramend | geraamd | ||
1) Archaic. |
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Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Dutch ramen. Equivalent to raam + -en.
Verb edit
ramen
- (transitive) to stretch on a frame, as done with cloth to be dried
- (transitive) to arrange bushels of cereals on the field in a certain way
- (transitive) to tie a bird's wings together to prevent it flying away
Inflection edit
Inflection of ramen (weak) | ||||
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infinitive | ramen | |||
past singular | raamde | |||
past participle | geraamd | |||
infinitive | ramen | |||
gerund | ramen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | raam | raamde | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | raamt | raamde | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | raamt | raamde | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | raamt | raamde | ||
3rd person singular | raamt | raamde | ||
plural | ramen | raamden | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | rame | raamde | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | ramen | raamden | ||
imperative sing. | raam | |||
imperative plur.1 | raamt | |||
participles | ramend | geraamd | ||
1) Archaic. |
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Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
ramen
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Japanese ラーメン (rāmen), from Mandarin 拉麵/拉面 (lāmiàn, “pulled noodles”).
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Noun edit
ramen
Declension edit
Inflection of ramen (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | ramen | ramenit | ||
genitive | ramenin | ramenien | ||
partitive | ramenia | rameneja | ||
illative | rameniin | rameneihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | ramen | ramenit | ||
accusative | nom. | ramen | ramenit | |
gen. | ramenin | |||
genitive | ramenin | ramenien | ||
partitive | ramenia | rameneja | ||
inessive | ramenissa | rameneissa | ||
elative | ramenista | rameneista | ||
illative | rameniin | rameneihin | ||
adessive | ramenilla | rameneilla | ||
ablative | ramenilta | rameneilta | ||
allative | ramenille | rameneille | ||
essive | ramenina | rameneina | ||
translative | rameniksi | rameneiksi | ||
abessive | ramenitta | rameneitta | ||
instructive | — | ramenein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Further reading edit
- “ramen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Japanese ラーメン (rāmen), from Mandarin 拉麵/拉面 (lāmiàn, “pulled noodles”).
Noun edit
ramen m (invariable)
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Malay edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Japanese ラーメン (rāmen), from Mandarin 拉麵/拉面 (lāmiàn, “pulled noodles”).
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ramen (plural ramen-ramen, informal 1st possessive ramenku, 2nd possessive ramenmu, 3rd possessive ramennya)
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Japanese ラーメン (rāmen), from Mandarin 拉麵/拉面 (lāmiàn, “pulled noodles”).
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Noun edit
ramen m inan
- ramen (noodle soup dish)
Declension edit
Further reading edit
- ramen in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Japanese ラーメン (rāmen), from Mandarin 拉麵/拉面 (lāmiàn, “pulled noodles”).
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ramen m (uncountable)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Japanese ラーメン (rāmen), from Mandarin 拉麵/拉面 (lāmiàn, “pulled noodles”).
Noun edit
ramen m (uncountable)
- ramen (Japanese soup noodles)
Swedish edit
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ramen c
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Tagalog edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Japanese ラーメン (rāmen), from Mandarin 拉麵/拉面 (lāmiàn, “pulled noodles”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ramen (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜋᜒᜈ᜔)
- ramen (Japanese dish)
Further reading edit
- “ramen”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Turkish edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Japanese ラーメン (rāmen), from Mandarin 拉麵/拉面 (lāmiàn, “pulled noodles”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ramen (definite accusative rameni, plural ramenler)
Etymology 2 edit
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Adverb edit
ramen
- Misspelling of rağmen.
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ramen