ロン

Japanese

Etymology

Abbreviation of 栄和 (ロンホー) (ronhō) or 栄 (ロン)和了 (あがり) (ron-agari), the former borrowed from Chinese 榮和 (rónghé). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɾõ̞ɴ]

Noun

ロン (rōmaji ron)

  1. 栄, 榮: (mahjong) winning by picking up a discarded tile

Interjection

ロン (rōmaji ron)

  1. 栄, 榮: (mahjong) a call for such a win
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