냉면

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 冷麵, from 冷 (“cold”) + 麵 (“noodles”).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈnɛ(ː)ŋmjʌ̹n] ~ [ˈne̞(ː)ŋmjʌ̹n]
    • Phonetic hangul: [냉(ː)면/넹(ː)면]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?naengmyeon
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?naengmyeon
    McCune–Reischauer?naengmyŏn
    Yale Romanization?nāyngmyen

    Noun

    South Korean
    Standard Language         		냉면(冷麵) (naengmyeon)
    North Korean
    Standard Language         		랭면(冷麵) (raengmyeon)

    냉면 • (naengmyeon) (hanja 冷麵)

    1. naengmyeon, a cold Korean noodle dish, usually in a tangy broth with a slice of a pear, a boiled egg, and beef

    Derived terms

    • 물냉면 (—冷麵, mullaengmyeon, “naengmyeon soup”)
    • 비빔냉면 (—冷麵, bibimnaengmyeon, “naengmyeon with spicy salad”)
    • 열무냉면 (—冷麵, yeolmunaengmyeon, “naengmyeon with fermented baby radish”)
    • 평양냉면 (平壤冷麵, pyeong'yangnaengmyeon, “pyongyang naengmyeon”)
    • 회냉면 (膾冷麵, hoenaengmyeon, “naengmyeon with sliced raw fish”)

    Descendants

    • → English: naengmyeon
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