madyong

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /madˈjoŋ/ [mɐd̪ˈjoŋ]
• Hyphenation: mad‧yong

Etymology 1

From English mahjong.

Noun

madyóng

1. mahjong

Etymology 2

Noun

madyóng

1. sandbur (genus Cenchrus, especially Cenchrus echinatus and Cenchrus longispinus)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:madyong.

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /madˈjoŋ/ [mɐˈd͡ʒoŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Syllabification: mad‧yong

Noun

madyóng (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇ᜔ᜌᜓᜅ᜔)

1. mahjong (Chinese tile game)

Derived terms

• kamadyong
• madyongera
• madyongero
• madyungan
• magmadyong

 

References

• “madyong”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 39