لِكَن or لَاكٞن
ľikán or ľáken
basic morphological information

conj.

but
но
لكن
LS 233; CSOL I 602; CSOL II 528; Wehr 852; Behnstedt 1125
text examples

a. wa-ľikán ˁag de di-gédaḥ men rénhem diyáˁ wa-di-ḳáŝen ‘But that man who came from the continent was mean and prone to stealing’ (CSOL I 15:3)

b. ˁemέro kerámme ḳéṣaˁk be-rénhem ˁaf ľiráḥ hek rího ḳar enɛdáḳo hek díˀki mɛľ fáḥre ˁégeb ˁouyέghɛn mɛľ di-ˁággi wa-ľikán rénhem hégo wa-ḥö́bhor bes men ṣéreb ‘They said: “If you manage to stand in the sea with the water up to your throat, we shall give you all of our money!” The boy wanted to get their money, but the sea was stormy and cold in the spring’ (CSOL I 16:4,5)