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-tan

-tan suffix: synonym of -chan.

Suffix

-tan (proper noun-forming suffix)

  1. Synonym of -chan.
    Synonyms:
    -chan

Synonyms of -tan

Origin of -tan

Borrowed from Japanese たん (-tan).

Questions about -tan

What does -tan mean?
-tan means synonym of -chan.
What part of speech is -tan?
-tan is a suffix.

Words near -tan in the dictionary

  1. -tacism
  2. -tactic
  3. -tacular
  4. -tadine
  5. -tainment
  6. -tan
  7. -tant
  8. -taph
  9. -tard
  10. -tarded
  11. -tards

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