Korean

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Etymology

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Coined in the 1990s. From the visual similarity of the hangul (pu) to the hanja .

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?Puramyeon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?Pulamyeon
McCune–Reischauer?P'uramyŏn
Yale Romanization?phulamyen

Proper noun

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푸라면 (Puramyeon)

  1. (humorous, slang) Shin Ramyun (신라면)