pon

P3O1N1
UK/pɒn/US/pɑn/US/pɔn/

noun

A call for forming a set of three identical tiles using a discarded tile.

Similar
pung
OriginJapanese 碰 →
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Meanings

pon1

nounpon (plural pons)

plural pons

  1. Japaneseboard gamesA call for forming a set of three identical tiles using a discarded tile.

    Synonyms: pung

pon2

preposition
  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of 'pon.

pon3

verbpon (third-person singular simple present pons, present participle ponning, simple past and past participle ponned)

present singular third person pons · participle present ponning · participle past ponned · past ponned

  1. SinglishabbreviationclippingClipping of ponteng

Pon4

proper nounPon (plural Pons)

plural Pons

  1. A surname.

PON5

nounPON (countable and uncountable, plural PONs)

plural PONs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of passive optical network, technology and standards for fiber-optic broadband access.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA call for forming a set of three identical tiles using a discarded tile.

Similar
pung
Also see
pung

Origin

pon · noun

  1. Japanese碰
  2. Englishpon

Borrowed from Japanese 碰 (pon).

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Pon · proper noun

Chinese surname, variant Romanizations of: * 潘 and 盤 /盘 (pán) (see Pan) * 彭 (see Peng) * possibly Romanized from names such as 邦 (bāng)), monosyllabic personal names.

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 碰
  • 碰 (pung³)mahjong: a call for a set of three identical tiles
Chinese Mandarin 碰
  • 碰 (pèng)mahjong: a call for a set of three identical tiles
Japanese ポン, 碰
  • ポン (pon)mahjong: a call for a set of three identical tiles
  • 碰 (pon)mahjong: a call for a set of three identical tiles
Korean 펑
  • 펑 (peong)mahjong: a call for a set of three identical tiles

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with pon

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Anagrams

nopNPO
Cite this entry
APA

pon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pon

MLA

“pon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pon.

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