mahjong

See also: mah-jong

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Cantonese 麻將／麻将 (maa4 zoeng3) (standard Mandarin: 麻將／麻将 (májiàng)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mɑːˈd͡ʒɒŋ/, /mɑːˈʒɒŋ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /mɑˈd͡ʒɔŋ/, /mɑˈʒɔŋ/
    • (cot-caught merger) IPA(key): /mɑˈd͡ʒɑŋ/, /mɑˈʒɑŋ/

Noun

mahjong (uncountable)

  1. A game (originally Chinese) for four players, using a collection of tiles divided into five or six suits.
  2. A solitaire game using the same tiles, where the player wins by removing pairs of matching exposed tiles until none remain.

Synonyms
  • (a solitaire game): mahjong solitaire

Translations

See also
  • Appendix:Unicode/Mahjong Tiles

Finnish

Etymology

From English mahjong, from Cantonese 麻將／麻将 (maa4 zoeng3).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑhdʒoŋ/, [ˈmɑxdʒo̞ŋ]

Noun

mahjong

  1. mahjong (game for four)
  2. mahjong (solitaire)

Declension
Inflection of mahjong (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative mahjong mahjongit
genitive mahjongin mahjongien
partitive mahjongia mahjongeja
illative mahjongiin mahjongeihin
singular plural
nominative mahjong mahjongit
accusative nom. mahjong mahjongit
gen. mahjongin
genitive mahjongin mahjongien
partitive mahjongia mahjongeja
inessive mahjongissa mahjongeissa
elative mahjongista mahjongeista
illative mahjongiin mahjongeihin
adessive mahjongilla mahjongeilla
ablative mahjongilta mahjongeilta
allative mahjongille mahjongeille
essive mahjongina mahjongeina
translative mahjongiksi mahjongeiksi
instructive — mahjongein
abessive mahjongitta mahjongeitta
comitative — mahjongeineen
Possessive forms of mahjong (type risti)
possessor singular plural
1st person mahjongini mahjongimme
2nd person mahjongisi mahjonginne
3rd person mahjonginsa

Portuguese

Noun

mahjong m (uncountable)

  1. mahjong (Chinese tile game)

Swedish

Noun

mahjong n

  1. mahjong (Chinese tile game)
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