honorific prefix to make a word polite

a monkey (primate) / Short for 日本猿 (Nihonzaru, “Japanese macaque”). / (loosely) an ape (animal)

monkey

(archaic, possibly obsolete) a monkey

(archaic) a monkey

monkey

indicates that the [word] is honorific; often used to indicate that the [word] belongs or is related to the listener (as opposed to the speaker)

indicates that the [word] is honorific; often used to indicate that the [word] belongs or is related to the listener (as opposed to the speaker)

(obsolete) indicates that the [word] is honorific; often used to indicate that the [word] belongs or is related to the listener (as opposed to the speaker)

(honorific, archaic) added to gods and other spiritually important things / (honorific, archaic) added to nouns to indicate godlike respect / (honorific, archaic) added to placenames to emphasize beauty