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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）".

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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】

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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, November 11, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/5940/soomin/.