Home › Words › M › mahjongmahjong/mɑːˈd͡ʒɒŋ/mahjong · intj — A call declaring a winning hand in the game of mahjong.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).mahjong is pronounced /mɑːˈd͡ʒɒŋ/.EtymologyFrom Mandarin 麻將／麻将 (májiàng), derived from 麻雀 (máquè, “sparrow”) with a Wu diminutive suffix 兒／儿 /ŋ̍/.intjA call declaring a winning hand in the game of mahjong.nounA game (originally Chinese) for four players, using a collection of tiles divided into five or six suits.e.g.“Miss Ganett drank coffee whilst Caroline got out the Mah Jong box and poured out the tiles upon the table.” — 1926, Agatha Christie, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd:A solitaire game using the same tiles, where the player wins by removing pairs of matching exposed tiles until none remain.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.rummy 62% match — A card game with many rule variants, conceptually similar to mahjong. vs mahjong →congkak 56% match — A traditional Malay two-player mancala game in which seeds or marbles are dropped into depressions carved into a boat-shaped wooden board. vs mahjong →sugoroku 55% match — A Japanese board game similar to backgammon. vs mahjong →conquian 54% match — A card game, an ancestor of rummy. vs mahjong →chii 52% match — A call for forming a run of three consecutive tiles of the same suit using a discarded tile. vs mahjong →makruk 52% match — A Thai game somewhat similar to chess. vs mahjong →dominoes 52% match — Any of several games played by arranging domino tiles on a flat surface. vs mahjong →yaku 51% match — A condition that scores points when met, usually in the form of a specific combination of tiles or cards. vs mahjong →