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pon en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
(Southern-England) audio /pɔn/ (General-American) /pɑn/ (General-American) /pɒn/ (Received-Pronunciation) Etymology Borrowed from Japanese 碰 (pon).
Meanings
(Japanese) A call for forming a set of three identical tiles using a discarded tile.
Forms
Coordinates
kan · chii
Synonyms
pung
Translations (5)
ko 펑 (mahjong: a call for a set of three identical tiles) yue 碰 (mahjong: a call for a set of three identical tiles) ja 碰 (mahjong: a call for a set of three identical tiles) ja ポン (mahjong: a call for a set of three identical tiles) cmn 碰 (mahjong: a call for a set of three identical tiles)
Source: en.wiktionary, “pon” (noun), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
pon en · ADP · etymology 2
Pronunciation
(Southern-England) audio /pɔn/ (General-American) /pɑn/ (General-American) /pɒn/ (Received-Pronunciation) Meanings
(alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of 'pon.
Source: en.wiktionary, “pon” (prep), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
pon en · VERB · etymology 3
Pronunciation
(Southern-England) audio /pɔn/ (General-American) /pɑn/ (General-American) /pɒn/ (Received-Pronunciation) Meanings
(Singlish, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping) Clipping of ponteng
Forms
Source: en.wiktionary, “pon” (verb), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.