different between mahjong vs rummy

English

Alternative forms

• majiang
• mah-jong
• mahjongg, mah-jongg, mah jongg
• Mah Jong

Etymology

From Cantonese ????? (maa4 zoeng3) (standard Mandarin: ????? (májiàng)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /m???d???/, /m??????/
• (US) IPA^(key): /m??d???/, /m?????/
  • (cot-caught merger) IPA^(key): /m??d???/, /m?????/

Noun

mahjong (uncountable)

1. A game (originally Chinese) for four players, using a collection of tiles divided into five or six suits.
2. A solitaire game using the same tiles, where the player wins by removing pairs of matching exposed tiles until none remain.

Synonyms

• (a solitaire game): mahjong solitaire

Translations

See also

• Appendix:Unicode/Mahjong Tiles

Finnish

Noun

mahjong

1. mahjong (game for four)
2. mahjong (solitaire)

Declension

Portuguese

Noun

mahjong m (uncountable)

1. mahjong (Chinese tile game)

Swedish

Noun

mahjong n

1. mahjong (Chinese tile game)

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???m?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /???mi/
• Rhymes: -?mi

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Noun

rummy (usually uncountable, plural rummies)

1. A card game with many rule variants, conceptually similar to mahjong.

Derived terms

• gin rummy
• Indian rummy
• Liverpool rummy

Translations

Etymology 2

rum +? -y

Adjective

rummy (comparative rummier, superlative rummiest)

1. Resembling or tasting of rum.

2. (Britain, colloquial, dated) Peculiar; odd.

Derived terms

Noun

rummy (plural rummies)

1. A rum-drinking alcoholic.