Etymology

mangan

man·gan
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Today it means: A win achieving five han, or three/four han with the required number of fu; worth 12,000 points if the winning player is on the East (dealer) side or 8,000 points otherwise. Full definition →

Japanese 満貫 ← Mandarin 滿貫 /满贯
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mangan · noun1

  1. Mandarin · derived from滿貫 /满贯
  2. Japanese · borrowed from満貫
  3. English todaymangan

Borrowed from Japanese 満貫 (mangan), an orthographic borrowing from Mandarin 滿貫 /满贯 (mǎnguàn).

Mangan · proper noun2

  1. Irish · derived fromÓ Mongáin“descendant of Mongán”
  2. English todayMangan

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Mongáin (“descendant of Mongán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of mongach (“maned, long-haired”).

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