Standard Lemma guide

Laghman

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

A province of Afghanistan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

A Central Asian dish of pulled noodles, meat and vegetables.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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History

Etymology

From Persian لغمان (laġmân).

From Uyghur لەڭمەن (lengmen, “lengmen”), from Chinese 拉麵 /拉面 (lāmiàn). Doublet of lamian, ramen, and ramyeon.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese: 拉條子 /拉条子 (lātiáozi) — Translations
  • Kazakh: лағман (lağman) — Translations
  • Kyrgyz: лагман (lagman) — Translations
  • Russian: лагма́н (lagmán) — Translations
  • Tajik: лағмон (laġmon) — Translations
  • Turkmen: lagman — Translations
  • Ukrainian: лагма́н (lahmán) — Translations
  • Uyghur: لەڭمەن (lengmen) — Translations
  • Uzbek: lagʻmon — Translations