-sama

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-sama

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Borrowed from Japanese さま (-sama).

suffix

morpheme, slang Appended to a person's name or nickname to convey honour and respect.

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suffix nominal affix indicating respect

日本語	様 -sama
中文	樣 /样 -yàng
हिन्दी	-सामा -sāmā
Русский	-сама -sama
العربية	سَامَا- -sāmā

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

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

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

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@misc{sama_2026,
  title = {-sama},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/-sama},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}