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===Conjunction=== | |||
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# Used to set one word or clause against another, marking a contrast or an exception. | |||
====Translations==== | |||
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|YCQ-BE=lavon | |||
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==Proto-Andusian== | ==Proto-Andusian== | ||
Revision as of 10:06, 7 September 2026
English
Conjunction
but
- Used to set one word or clause against another, marking a contrast or an exception.
Translations
Proto-Andusian
Adjective
*but
- near, close
- beside
- (by extension) imminent
Related terms
- Antonym: *boŋbɔ (“far”)
Descendants
Proto-North-Andusian
Etymology
From Proto-Andusian *but (“near”).
Adjective
*but
- near, close
- beside
- (by extension) imminent