English
laghman
Laghman comes from Uyghur لەڭمەن ‘lengmen’, and goes back to Chinese 拉麵 ‘lamian’.
- Chinesemodern拉麵lāmiàn‘lamian’
- Uyghurmodernلەڭمەنlengmen‘lengmen’
- Englishtodaylaghman
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Chinesemodern拉麵lāmiàn‘lamian’
- Uyghurmodernلەڭمەنlengmen‘lengmen’
- Englishtodaylaghman
Every English word from Chinese 拉麵
Today it means
noun A Central Asian dish of pulled noodles, meat and vegetables.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Chinese 拉麵 / laghman