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ちたなさん【汚さん】 : chitanasan | define meaning

chitanasan

Pronunciation: [t͡ɕitanasaŋ̍]

Definition

Sa-Adjective

Dirty; filthy; unclean; messy

Etymology

Cognate with standard Japanese きたない【汚い】 kitanai "dirty, filthy".

Spelling

Orthography	Form
Kanji	汚さん
Kana	ちたなさん
Romanization	chitanasan
Pronunciation (IPA)	[t͡ɕitanasaŋ̍]

Verb Paradigm

Central Okinawan sa (ku)-type adjective: **chitanasan**
		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative Perfective
Indicative	PRED	chitanasan	chitanasatan	chitanakoo neen, chitanakoo neeran	chitanakoo neentan, chitanakoo neerantan
Indicative	ATT	chitanasaru	chitanasataru	chitanakoo neen, chitanakoo neeran	chitanakoo neentaru, chitanakoo neerantaru

Base forms
Form	Construction
Root	chitana-
Dictionary	chitanasan
Attributive or Adnominal	chitanasaru
Apocopated (indicative imperfective)	chitanasa-
Noun form	chitanasa
Adverbial form	chitanaku
Topicalized adverbial form	chitanakoo
Topicalized adverbial form	chitanakoo
Conjunctive	chitanasati
Continuative	chitanasai
Conditional	chitanasaree
Provisional conditional	chitanasaraa
Consequential	chitanasanu

Common conjunctive constructions
Form	Construction
Concessive conditional	chitanati-n

Common adverbial constructions
Form	Construction
To become...	chitanaku nain

Common apocopated constructions
Form	Construction
Concessive	chitanasa-shiga
Topicalized concessive	chitanasaa-a-shiga
Cause-effect	chitanasa-kutu
Nominalized	chitanasa-shi
Inferential	chitanasa sun
Questions	chitanasa-ga

Other constructions
Form		Imperfective	Perfective	Negative	Negative perfective
Polite	PRED	chitanasayabiyun†, chitanasayabiin†, chitanasaibiyun†, chitanasaibiin	chitanasayabitan†, chitanasaibitan	chitanakoo neeyabiran†, chitanakoo neebiran	chitanakoo neeyabirantan†, chitanakoo neebirantan
Polite	ATT	chitanasayabiyuru†, chitanasayabiiru†, chitanasaibiyuru†, chitanasaibiiru	chitanasayabitaru, chitanasaibitaru	chitanakoo neeyabiran†, chitanakoo neebiran	chitanakoo neeyabirantaru†, chitanakoo neebirantaru
Polar questions	PRED	chitanasami	chitanasatii	chitanakoo neeni, chitanakoo neerani	chitanakoo neentii, chitanakoo neerantii
Conjecture	PRED	chitanasan nee sun	chitanasatan nee sun	chitanakoo neen nee sun, chitanakoo neeran nee sun	chitanakoo neentan nee sun, chitanakoo neerantan nee sun

† These forms are considered literary.

Adjective paradigms are based off several sources including, but not limited to:

Funatsu, Yoshiaki. (1988). 美しい沖縄の方言①. [Utsukushii Okinawa no kotoba 1]. ISBN4-905784-19-0.
Sakihara, Mitsugu. (2006). Okinawan-English Wordbook. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu. ISBN: 0824831020.
Shizato, Rumiko and Iwasaki, Shoichi. (2024). Basic Okinawan: From Conversation to Grammar. University of Hawai'i Press, Honolulu. ISBN: 9780824893651.

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2026, June 21). ちたなさん【汚さん】 : chitanasan | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2026, June 26, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/7142/chitanasan/.