Che refers to the diagonal pattern of the "three" pip on the tile. Deng refers to the "one" pip on the tile.
See also: Tien Gow, Pai Gow, Gwat Pai
... seen in the Mahaabhaarata and other epics. Vernacular Sanskrit may have developed into the Prakrits (in which, among other things, early Buddhist texts are written) and the ...