"pon" meaning in English

See pon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pɒn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɑn/ [General-American], /pɔn/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pon.wav Forms: pons [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒn Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 碰 (pon). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ja|碰|tr=pon}} Borrowed from Japanese 碰 (pon) Head templates: {{en-noun}} pon (plural pons)
  1. (mahjong) A call for forming a set of three identical tiles using a discarded tile. Synonyms: pung Coordinate_terms: chii, kan Translations (mahjong: a call for a set of three identical tiles): (pung³) (Chinese Cantonese), (pèng) (Chinese Mandarin), ポン (pon) (Japanese), (pon) (Japanese), (peong) (Korean)
    Sense id: en-pon-en-noun-IbWdQUvG Categories (other): Mahjong, English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 56 44 Topics: board-games, games, mahjong
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Preposition

IPA: /pɒn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /pɑn/ [General-American], /pɔn/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pon.wav
Rhymes: -ɒn Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} pon, {{en-prep}} pon
  1. Alternative spelling of 'pon. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: 'pon
    Sense id: en-pon-en-prep-3HNFltNA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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        {
          "word": "chii"
        },
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          "word": "kan"
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          "call",
          "call"
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        "(mahjong) A call for forming a set of three identical tiles using a discarded tile."
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        {
          "word": "pung"
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          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "peong",
          "sense": "mahjong: a call for a set of three identical tiles",
          "word": "펑"
        }
      ]
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        "General-American"
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      "rhymes": "-ɒn"
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      "sense": "mahjong: a call for a set of three identical tiles",
      "word": "碰"
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      "sense": "mahjong: a call for a set of three identical tiles",
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    },
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      "roman": "peong",
      "sense": "mahjong: a call for a set of three identical tiles",
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    }
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