自摸

Chinese
 
from; self; oneself
from; self; oneself; since
 
feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke
feel with the hand; to touch; to stroke; to grope; to feel (one's pulse); imitate; copy
trad. (自摸) 自 摸
simp. #(自摸) 自 摸

Pronunciation

Verb

自摸

  1. (mahjong) to self-draw the winning tile
  2. (slang) to masturbate; to touch oneself

Usage notes
  • When playing mahjong, a player may say this word as a call for such a win.

Descendants
  • → Japanese: 自摸 (tsūmō → tsumo)

Japanese

Etymology 1
Kanji in this term
自 摸
ツ
Grade: 2		 モ
Hyōgaiji
irregular

Shift from tsūmō (see Etymology 2 below).[1]

Now the more-common reading, likely due to the rise of mahjong video games during the later half of the 20th century. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨᵝmo̞]

Noun

自(ツ)摸(モ) • (tsumo) 

  1. (mahjong) self-drawing the winning tile; also, a call for such a win
  2. (mahjong, colloquial) Short for 門前清自摸和 (menzenchin tsumohō): a 役 (yaku, “winning hand”) of self-draw and all closed melds, worth 1 翻 (han, “double”)
Derived terms
  • 自摸(ツモ)る (tsumoru)

Etymology 2
Kanji in this term
自 摸
ツー
Grade: 2		 モー
Hyōgaiji
irregular

From Mandarin 自摸 (zìmō).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [t͡sɨᵝːmo̞ː]

Noun

自(ツー)摸(モー) • (tsūmō) 

  1. (mahjong) self-drawing the winning tile; also, a call for such a win

See also

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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