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Mangan¹

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Mangans

  1. A surname from Irish.

Mangan²

proper noun

  1. A district of Sikkim, India.

mangan³

  • /ˈmɑːŋɡɑːn/

Rhymes with -ɑːŋɡɑːn

Where it comes from

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

noun mangan · mangans

  1. Japanese 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. Even if she gets +8000 points with a mangan, she'll be at -1.

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한국어만관 man'gwan
日本語満貫 mangan
中文滿貫 /满贯 mǎnguàn

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MLA

"mangan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mangan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

mangan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mangan

Chicago

"mangan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mangan.

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@misc{mangan_2026,
  title = {mangan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mangan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}