ばってん

Alternative forms

 * Carries a stronger nuance in Hakata-ben (Fukuoka dialect).
 * Carries a stronger nuance in Hakata-ben (Fukuoka dialect).

Etymology
From archaic, which came to Kyūshū from Kyoto.

Conjunction

 * 1)  but

Adverb

 * 1)   but, however

Usage notes

 * Part of Kyūshū dialects. Used particularly often in Fukuoka (except for Kitakyūshū), Kumamoto, Saga and Nagasaki prefectures.