mahjong
See also: mah-jong
English
Alternative forms
- majiang
- mah-jong
- mahjongg, mah-jongg, mah jongg
- Mah Jong
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)
- A game (originally Chinese) for four players, using a collection of tiles divided into five or six suits.
- 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
game for four players
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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
- mahjong (game for four)
- mahjong (solitaire)
Declension
Inflection of mahjong (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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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) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | mahjongini | mahjongimme |
2nd person | mahjongisi | mahjonginne |
3rd person | mahjonginsa |
Portuguese
Noun
mahjong m (uncountable)
- mahjong (Chinese tile game)
Swedish
Noun
mahjong n
- mahjong (Chinese tile game)