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-sama

-sama suffix: appended to a person's name or nickname to convey honour and respect.

Suffix

-sama

  1. (slang) Appended to a person's name or nickname to convey honour and respect.

Origin of -sama

Borrowed from Japanese さま (-sama).

Questions about -sama

What does -sama mean?
-sama means appended to a person's name or nickname to convey honour and respect.
What part of speech is -sama?
-sama is a suffix.

Words near -sama in the dictionary

  1. -sal
  2. -sal-
  3. -salan
  4. -salazide
  5. -salazine
  6. -sama
  7. -san
  8. -sartan
  9. -sauce
  10. -saur
  11. -sauras

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