madyong

Cebuano

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /madˈjoŋ/, [mʌd̪ˈjuŋ]
  • Hyphenation: mad‧yong

Etymology 1

From English mahjong, from Cantonese 麻將 (màh jeung).

Noun

madyóng

  1. mahjong

Noun

madyóng

  1. sandbur (genus Cenchrus, especially Cenchrus echinatus and Cenchrus longispinus)
Quotations

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Tagalog

Etymology

From English mahjong, from Cantonese 麻將 (màh jeung).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ma‧dyong
  • IPA(key): /madˈjoŋ/, [mɐˈd͡ʒoŋ]

Noun

madyóng

  1. mahjong (Chinese tile game)

Derived terms
  • madyungan
  • magmadyong

References
  • “madyong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018
  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language‎, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 39
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