also: こなたさま
Archaic polite second-person pronoun. こなさま is an abbreviated form used primarily by women; こなたさま is the fuller reading. Not used in modern Japanese.
"Please wait, you (honorable one)," said a woman of old.
Modern standard polite 'you'. こなさま is an archaic equivalent, now obsolete.
Archaic 'you' used toward equals or inferiors; こなさま is more polite and specifically associated with women's speech.
Archaic kanji spelling; the reading こなさま is an abbreviation used primarily by women.
Archaic kanji spelling for the fuller reading こなたさま.
Archaic kanji spelling using outdated 樣 form.
Kana spelling of the fuller reading.
Derived from 此方 (こなた, 'this direction/person') + honorific 様 (さま). The abbreviated reading こなさま arose in women's speech.