only, just
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but, however
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| ACCEPTED Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Geez | |
| Lexeme | bāḥəttu | |
| Meaning 1 | only | bāḥəttu zanta rakabku 'this only I have found' (Eccl. 7:30) |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | at, sed, autem, attamen | wa-yəbe saʔol ʔabbasku wa-bāḥəttu sabbəḥanni ḳədma liḳāwəntihomu la-ʔəsrāʔel wa-ḳədma ḥəzbəya 'and Saol said: I have sinned; but please, glorify me befor the people of Israel and before my people' (1 Reg. 15:30) |
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| Comment | LLA 496 | |
| ACCEPTED Realization | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme | tol'ko | |
| Meaning 1 | only | Только тебе я верю 'I trust only you' "'I trust only you'" |
| Direction | → | |
| Meaning 2 | but, however | Я принес вам посылку, только я ее не отдам "'I have brough a post package for you, but I am not going to give it to you'" |
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| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | English | |
| Lexeme | but | |
| Meaning 1 | only, just | he is but fifteen; "he is but fifteen;" |
| Direction | — | |
| Meaning 2 | however | that is a rule, but there are many exceptions |
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