ramen

See also: Ramen, rāmen, and rãmen

English

ramen noodles

Alternative forms

• lamen
• rāmen

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɹɑːmən/
• Rhymes: -ɑːmən

Noun

ramen (countable and uncountable, plural ramens)

1. Soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Japanese-Chinese style).

   Coordinate term: mee

   • 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.

2. A type of instant noodles.

Derived terms

• ramen profitable

 

Related terms

• ramenya
• ramyeon

 

Translations

soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Chinese-Japanese style)

• Arabic: رَامِن (rāmin), رَامَن (rāman), رَامِن (rāmen)
• Armenian: ռամեն (ṙamen)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 拉麵 / 拉面 (zh) (lāmiàn), 日式拉麵 / 日式拉面 (Rìshì lāmiàn), 日本拉麵 / 日本拉面 (Rìběn lāmiàn)

• Czech: ramen n
• Dutch: ramen (nl) m
• Esperanto: rameno
• Finnish: ramen-nuudeli
• French: ramen (fr) m
• Galician: ramen m
• German: Ramen (de) pl
• Hawaiian: kaimine
• Hebrew: ראמן (he)
• Hindi: रामेन (rāmen)
• Interlingua: ramen
• Italian: ramen (it) m
• Japanese: ラーメン (ja) (rāmen)
• Khmer: រ៉ាមេន (raamein)
• Korean: 라면 (ko) (ramyeon), 라멘 (ramen)
• Latvian: rāmens m
• Marathi: रामेन (rāmen)
• Persian: رامن (râmen)
• Polish: ramen (pl) m
• Portuguese: ramen m, miojo (pt) m
• Russian: рамэ́н (ru) m (ramɛ́n), ра́мэн (ru) m (rámɛn), раме́н (ru) m (ramɛ́n), ра́мен (ru) m (rámɛn)
• Sinhalese: රාමෙන් (rāmen)
• Spanish: ramen (es) m
• Swedish: ramen (sv) c
• Tagalog: ramen
• Tamil: றாமென் (ṟāmeṉ)
• Thai: ราเม็ง (th) (raa-meng)
• Turkish: ramen (tr)
• Ukrainian: рамен (ramen)
• Urdu: رامین (rāmen)

Interjection

ramen

1. (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.

Anagrams

• Armen-, Erman, Maner, Maren, Marne, Merna, enarm, namer, re-man, reman

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈramɛn]

Noun

ramen n

1. genitive plural of rameno

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈraːmə(n)/
• Rhymes: -aːmən

• Audio:

  (file)

Etymology 1

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

ramen

1. (transitive) to make an estimate
2. (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.

3. (transitive, obsolete) to guess, to reckon, to deduce
4. (transitive, obsolete) to take aim (at), to watch, to observe
5. (transitive, obsolete) to hit

Conjugation

Conjugation of ramen (weak)
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, raam2	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. 2) In case of inversion.

Synonyms

• (make an estimate): schatten
• (fix an estimate): begroten

Derived terms

• ramer
• raming
• raamdag
• raamwijs
• beramen
• naramen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: raam

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch ramen. Equivalent to raam +‎ -en.

Verb

ramen

1. (transitive) to stretch on a frame, as done with cloth to be dried
2. (transitive) to arrange bushels of cereals on the field in a certain way
3. (transitive) to tie a bird's wings together to prevent it flying away

Conjugation

Conjugation of ramen (weak)
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, raam2	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. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• ramer
• opramen
• uitramen

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Japanese ラーメン (rāmen).

Noun

ramen m (uncountable)

1. ramen (Japanese dish)

Derived terms

• ramennoedel

 

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ramen

1. plural of raam

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ラーメン (rāmen), from Mandarin 拉麵 / 拉面 (lāmiàn, “pulled noodles”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑ(ː)men/, [ˈrɑ̝(ː)me̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑmen
• Hyphenation^(key): ra‧men

Noun

ramen

1. ramen

Declension

Inflection of ramen (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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.

Possessive forms of ramen (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ramenini ramenini accusative nom. ramenini ramenini gen. ramenini genitive ramenini ramenieni partitive rameniani ramenejani inessive ramenissani rameneissani elative ramenistani rameneistani illative rameniini rameneihini adessive ramenillani rameneillani ablative rameniltani rameneiltani allative ramenilleni rameneilleni essive rameninani rameneinani translative ramenikseni rameneikseni abessive ramenittani rameneittani instructive — — comitative — rameneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ramenisi ramenisi accusative nom. ramenisi ramenisi gen. ramenisi genitive ramenisi rameniesi partitive rameniasi ramenejasi inessive ramenissasi rameneissasi elative ramenistasi rameneistasi illative rameniisi rameneihisi adessive ramenillasi rameneillasi ablative rameniltasi rameneiltasi allative ramenillesi rameneillesi essive rameninasi rameneinasi translative rameniksesi rameneiksesi abessive ramenittasi rameneittasi instructive — — comitative — rameneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ramenimme ramenimme accusative nom. ramenimme ramenimme gen. ramenimme genitive ramenimme rameniemme partitive rameniamme ramenejamme inessive ramenissamme rameneissamme elative ramenistamme rameneistamme illative rameniimme rameneihimme adessive ramenillamme rameneillamme ablative rameniltamme rameneiltamme allative ramenillemme rameneillemme essive rameninamme rameneinamme translative rameniksemme rameneiksemme abessive ramenittamme rameneittamme instructive — — comitative — rameneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rameninne rameninne accusative nom. rameninne rameninne gen. rameninne genitive rameninne ramenienne partitive ramenianne ramenejanne inessive ramenissanne rameneissanne elative ramenistanne rameneistanne illative rameniinne rameneihinne adessive ramenillanne rameneillanne ablative rameniltanne rameneiltanne allative ramenillenne rameneillenne essive rameninanne rameneinanne translative rameniksenne rameneiksenne abessive ramenittanne rameneittanne instructive — — comitative — rameneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rameninsa rameninsa accusative nom. rameninsa rameninsa gen. rameninsa genitive rameninsa rameniensa partitive rameniaan rameniansa ramenejaan ramenejansa inessive ramenissaan ramenissansa rameneissaan rameneissansa elative ramenistaan ramenistansa rameneistaan rameneistansa illative rameniinsa rameneihinsa adessive ramenillaan ramenillansa rameneillaan rameneillansa ablative rameniltaan rameniltansa rameneiltaan rameneiltansa allative ramenilleen ramenillensa rameneilleen rameneillensa essive rameninaan rameninansa rameneinaan rameneinansa translative ramenikseen rameniksensa rameneikseen rameneiksensa abessive ramenittaan ramenittansa rameneittaan rameneittansa instructive — — comitative — rameneineen rameneinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• ramenkeitto
• ramennuudeli

 

Further reading

• “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

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ラーメン (rāmen), from Mandarin 拉麵 / 拉面 (lāmiàn, “pulled noodles”).

Noun

ramen m (invariable)

1. ramen

Anagrams

• marne, menar

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ラーメン (rāmen), from Mandarin 拉麵 / 拉面 (lāmiàn, “pulled noodles”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɑːmən/
• Rhymes: -ɑːmən

Noun

ramen (plural ramen-ramen, informal 1st possessive ramenku, 2nd possessive ramenmu, 3rd possessive ramennya)

1. Japanese soup noodles.

Polish

ramen

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ラーメン (rāmen), from Mandarin 拉麵 / 拉面 (lāmiàn, “pulled noodles”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈra.mɛn/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -amɛn
• Syllabification: ra‧men

Noun

ramen m inan

1. ramen (noodle soup dish)

Declension

Declension of ramen

	singular	plural
nominative	ramen	rameny
genitive	ramenu	ramenów
dative	ramenowi	ramenom
accusative	ramen	rameny
instrumental	ramenem	ramenami
locative	ramenie	ramenach
vocative	ramenie	rameny

Further reading

• ramen in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• lamen, lámen

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ラーメン (rāmen), from Mandarin 拉麵 / 拉面 (lāmiàn, “pulled noodles”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁã.mẽj̃/ [ˈhã.mẽɪ̯̃], /ˈʁɐ̃.mẽj̃/ [ˈhɐ̃.mẽɪ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁã.mẽj̃/ [ˈhã.mẽɪ̯̃], /ˈʁɐ̃.mẽj̃/ [ˈhɐ̃.mẽɪ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁã.mẽj̃/ [ˈχã.mẽɪ̯̃], /ˈʁɐ̃.mẽj̃/ [ˈχɐ̃.mẽɪ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁa.mẽj̃/ [ˈha.mẽɪ̯̃], /ˈʁɐ.mẽj̃/ [ˈhɐ.mẽɪ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁa.mɛn/

Noun

ramen m (uncountable)

1. ramen (Japanese soup noodles)

   Synonym: miojo

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ラーメン (rāmen), from Mandarin 拉麵 / 拉面 (lāmiàn, “pulled noodles”).

Noun

ramen m (uncountable)

1. ramen (Japanese soup noodles)

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ラーメン (rāmen), from Mandarin 拉麵 / 拉面 (lāmiàn, “pulled noodles”).

Noun

ramen c

1. definite singular of ram

Noun

ramen c

1. ramen (Japanese dish)

Anagrams

• Maren, armen, menar

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ラーメン (rāmen), from Mandarin 拉麵 / 拉面 (lāmiàn, “pulled noodles”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈɾamen/ [ˈɾaː.mɛn̪]
• Rhymes: -amen
• Syllabification: ra‧men

Noun

ramen (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜋᜒᜈ᜔)

1. ramen (Japanese dish)

Further reading

• “ramen”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Turkish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese ラーメン (rāmen), from Mandarin 拉麵 / 拉面 (lāmiàn, “pulled noodles”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾa.mɛn/
• Hyphenation: ra‧men

Noun

ramen (definite accusative rameni, plural ramenler)

1. ramen

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾaːˈmɛn/
• Hyphenation: ra‧men

Adverb

ramen

1. Misspelling of rağmen.

Zazaki

Noun

ramen

1. driver