noun
pon
pon
noun
1
In mahjong, a call made to claim a discarded tile in order to form a set of three matching tiles.
"She called pon on the discarded tile to complete her set of three red dragons."
How to Use Pon
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA term used in mahjong for claiming a tile to build a triplet.
Word Forms
pons plural, Pons plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese, where the character represents the sound of tiles being placed down.