# ramen
## English
### 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: /ˈɹɑːmən/, (US) /ˈɹɑmən/
* Rhymes: -ɑːmən

### Noun

ramen (countable and uncountable, plural ramens)
* 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: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.

#### Derived terms

* ramen profitable

#### Related terms

* ramenya
* ramyeon

#### Translations
### Interjection

ramen
* (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: [ˈramɛn]

### Noun

ramen n
* genitive plural of rameno

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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
* (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

##### 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
* (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

##### Derived terms

* ramer
* opramen
* uitramen

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from Japanese ラーメン (rāmen).

#### Noun

ramen m (uncountable)
* ramen (Japanese dish)

##### Derived terms

* ramennoedel

### Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

ramen
* plural of raam

## Finnish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

ramen
* ramen

#### Declension

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

* ramenkeitto
* ramennuudeli

### Further reading

* “ramen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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)
* 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: /ɹɑːmən/
* Rhymes: -ɑːmən

### Noun

ramen (plural ramen-ramen, informal 1st possessive ramenku, 2nd possessive ramenmu, 3rd possessive ramennya)
* Japanese soup noodles.

## Polish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈra.mɛn/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -amɛn
* Syllabification: ra‧men

### Noun

ramen m inan
* ramen (noodle soup dish)

#### Declension
### 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: /ˈʁa.mẽj̃/ [ˈha.mẽɪ̯̃], /ˈʁɐ̃.mẽj̃/ [ˈhɐ̃.mẽɪ̯̃]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈʁa.mẽj̃/ [ˈha.mẽɪ̯̃], /ˈʁɐ̃.mẽj̃/ [ˈhɐ̃.mẽɪ̯̃]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈʁa.mẽj̃/ [ˈχa.mẽɪ̯̃], /ˈʁɐ̃.mẽj̃/ [ˈχɐ̃.mẽɪ̯̃]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈʁa.mẽj̃/ [ˈha.mẽɪ̯̃], /ˈʁɐ.mẽj̃/ [ˈhɐ.mẽɪ̯̃]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈʁa.mɛn/

### Noun

ramen m (uncountable)
* 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”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈramen/ [ˈra.mẽn]
* Rhymes: -amen
* Syllabification: ra‧men

### Noun

ramen m (uncountable)
* 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
* definite singular of ram

### Noun

ramen c
* 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: /ˈɾamen/ [ˈɾaː.mɛn̪]
* Rhymes: -amen
* Syllabification: ra‧men

### Noun

ramen (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜋᜒᜈ᜔)
* 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: /ˈɾa.mɛn/
* Hyphenation: ra‧men

#### Noun

ramen (definite accusative rameni, plural ramenler)
* ramen

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɾaːˈmɛn/
* Hyphenation: ra‧men

#### Adverb

ramen
* Misspelling of rağmen.

## Zazaki
### Noun

ramen
* driver