🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
そーみん【素麺・索麺】 : soomin | define meaning
soomin
Pronunciation: [soːmiŋ̍]
Definition
Noun
- Thin white noodles made of wheat flour. Somen noodles.
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese そうめん【素麺・索麺】 soumen "Somen (noodles)".
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- 沖縄語典 Okinawa goten (Okinawan language dictionary) (1896), by Masayo Nakamoto, records "「さうみん」索麺（サウメン）" and "「うみさうみん」海索麺（ウミサウメン）".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 素麺 索麺 |
| Kana | そーみん |
| Romanization | soomin |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [soːmiŋ̍] |
意味：そうめん【素麺・索麺】
Categories:
素麺
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, October 21). そーみん【素麺・索麺】 : soomin | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 7, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/5940/soomin/.