mahjong

See also: mah-jong

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Mandarin 麻將／麻将 (májiàng).

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

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/, [ˈmɑ̝xdʒo̞ŋ]

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
abessive mahjongitta mahjongeitta
instructive — mahjongein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of mahjong (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mahjongini mahjongini
accusative nom. mahjongini mahjongini
gen. mahjongini
genitive mahjongini mahjongieni
partitive mahjongiani mahjongejani
inessive mahjongissani mahjongeissani
elative mahjongistani mahjongeistani
illative mahjongiini mahjongeihini
adessive mahjongillani mahjongeillani
ablative mahjongiltani mahjongeiltani
allative mahjongilleni mahjongeilleni
essive mahjonginani mahjongeinani
translative mahjongikseni mahjongeikseni
abessive mahjongittani mahjongeittani
instructive — —
comitative — mahjongeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative mahjongisi mahjongisi
accusative nom. mahjongisi mahjongisi
gen. mahjongisi
genitive mahjongisi mahjongiesi
partitive mahjongiasi mahjongejasi
inessive mahjongissasi mahjongeissasi
elative mahjongistasi mahjongeistasi
illative mahjongiisi mahjongeihisi
adessive mahjongillasi mahjongeillasi
ablative mahjongiltasi mahjongeiltasi
allative mahjongillesi mahjongeillesi
essive mahjonginasi mahjongeinasi
translative mahjongiksesi mahjongeiksesi
abessive mahjongittasi mahjongeittasi
instructive — —
comitative — mahjongeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mahjongimme mahjongimme
accusative nom. mahjongimme mahjongimme
gen. mahjongimme
genitive mahjongimme mahjongiemme
partitive mahjongiamme mahjongejamme
inessive mahjongissamme mahjongeissamme
elative mahjongistamme mahjongeistamme
illative mahjongiimme mahjongeihimme
adessive mahjongillamme mahjongeillamme
ablative mahjongiltamme mahjongeiltamme
allative mahjongillemme mahjongeillemme
essive mahjonginamme mahjongeinamme
translative mahjongiksemme mahjongeiksemme
abessive mahjongittamme mahjongeittamme
instructive — —
comitative — mahjongeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative mahjonginne mahjonginne
accusative nom. mahjonginne mahjonginne
gen. mahjonginne
genitive mahjonginne mahjongienne
partitive mahjongianne mahjongejanne
inessive mahjongissanne mahjongeissanne
elative mahjongistanne mahjongeistanne
illative mahjongiinne mahjongeihinne
adessive mahjongillanne mahjongeillanne
ablative mahjongiltanne mahjongeiltanne
allative mahjongillenne mahjongeillenne
essive mahjonginanne mahjongeinanne
translative mahjongiksenne mahjongeiksenne
abessive mahjongittanne mahjongeittanne
instructive — —
comitative — mahjongeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative mahjonginsa mahjonginsa
accusative nom. mahjonginsa mahjonginsa
gen. mahjonginsa
genitive mahjonginsa mahjongiensa
partitive mahjongiaan
mahjongiansa		 mahjongejaan
mahjongejansa
inessive mahjongissaan
mahjongissansa		 mahjongeissaan
mahjongeissansa
elative mahjongistaan
mahjongistansa		 mahjongeistaan
mahjongeistansa
illative mahjongiinsa mahjongeihinsa
adessive mahjongillaan
mahjongillansa		 mahjongeillaan
mahjongeillansa
ablative mahjongiltaan
mahjongiltansa		 mahjongeiltaan
mahjongeiltansa
allative mahjongilleen
mahjongillensa		 mahjongeilleen
mahjongeillensa
essive mahjonginaan
mahjonginansa		 mahjongeinaan
mahjongeinansa
translative mahjongikseen
mahjongiksensa		 mahjongeikseen
mahjongeiksensa
abessive mahjongittaan
mahjongittansa		 mahjongeittaan
mahjongeittansa
instructive — —
comitative — mahjongeineen
mahjongeinensa

Further reading

Portuguese

Noun

mahjong m (uncountable)

  1. mahjong (Chinese tile game)

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from English mahjong, from Chinese 麻將／麻将 (májiàng).

Noun

mahjong c

  1. mahjong (Chinese tile game)

Declension
Declension of mahjong 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative mahjong mahjongen — —
Genitive mahjongs mahjongens — —

Further reading
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