Variant: or mah · jong
Pronunciation: ˌ mä- ' zhä ŋ , - ' jä ŋ , - ' zho ̇ ŋ , - ' jo ̇ ŋ , ' mä- ˌ
Function: noun
Etymology: from Mah-Jongg, a trademark
Date: 1920
: a game of Chinese origin usually played by four persons with 144 tiles that are drawn and discarded until one player secures a winning hand