kitanai

a word from vocabulary Japanese by Christopher K. Schmidt  
Word form kitanai
Original script 汚い
LWT meaning(s)
Analyzability unanalyzable
Age Old Japanese [21] (710–794)
Lexical stratum wago
Year 書記 (720)
Comparison with Korean Class 3: (the K term is a noun, while the J term is an adjective, and both involve different suffixes): K hïlk, dial. halk < MK hɔlk < *xyɔla. A connection to Turkish kir ’dirt’ is suggsted. (65)
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