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 • (ron) 

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

Interjection

ロン • (ron) 

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