mah-jong

See also: mahjong and Mah-Jong

English

Noun

mah-jong

Alternative spelling of mahjong

French

Alternative forms

mahjong, Mah-Jong, mah-jongg, majong, ma-jong

Etymology

Via English from Cantonese 麻將／麻将 (maa4 zoeng3)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ma.ʒɔ̃ɡ/, /ma.ʒɔŋ/
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Noun

mah-jong m (plural mah-jongs)

mahjong (game for four)
mahjong tile
Synonym: tuile

Further reading

“mah-jong” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
“mah-jong”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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