ちゃま

Japanese

Alternative spelling

Etymology

Childish version of (さま) (sama).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ちゃ [chàmáꜜ] (Odaka – [2])
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕa̠ma̠]

Suffix

ちゃま • (-chama) 

  1. (childish) honorific suffix: Synonym of (-sama)

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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