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Translingual
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /lə/ ( may vary by language )
Letter
ल (la)
traditionally considered the second semivowel of the Devanagari script, but representing a consonant /l/
Usage notes
Linguistically it is considered a lateral dental/alveolar approximant .
Dhivehi
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Pronunciation
Letter
ल • (la )
The fourteenth consonant in Dhivehi , written in Devanagari
Hindi
Pronunciation
Letter
ल • (la )
the twenty-eighth consonant in Hindi
See also
(Devanagari script letters ) अ , आ , इ , ई , उ , ऊ , ऋ , ए , ऐ , ओ , औ , अं , अः , अँ , क , ख , ग , घ , ङ , च , छ , ज , झ , ञ , ट , ठ , ड , ढ , ण , त , थ , द , ध , न , प , फ , ब , भ , म , य , र , ल , व , श , ष , स , ह , त्र , ज्ञ , क्ष , क़ , ख़ , ग़ , ज़ , झ़ , ड़ , ढ़ , फ़ (Category: Hindi letters )
Marathi
Pronunciation
Letter
ल • (la )
The twenty-seventh consonant in Marathi .
Nepali
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) :
Phonetic Devanagari: ल
Letter
ल • (la )
The twenty-eighth consonant in Nepali .
Particle
ल • (la )
yes
Noun
ल • (la )
a yes
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
ল ( Assamese script ) ᬮ ( Balinese script ) ল ( Bengali script ) 𑰩 ( Bhaiksuki script ) 𑀮 ( Brahmi script ) လ ( Burmese script ) લ ( Gujarati script ) ਲ ( Gurmukhi script ) 𑌲 ( Grantha script ) ꦭ ( Javanese script ) 𑂪 ( Kaithi script ) ಲ ( Kannada script ) ល ( Khmer script ) ລ ( Lao script ) ല ( Malayalam script ) ᠯᠠ ( Manchu script ) 𑘩 ( Modi script ) ᠯᠠ᠋ ( Mongolian script ) 𑧉 ( Nandinagari script ) 𑐮 ( Newa script ) ଲ ( Odia script ) ꢭ ( Saurashtra script ) 𑆬 ( Sharada script ) 𑖩 ( Siddham script ) ල ( Sinhalese script ) 𑩽 ( Soyombo script ) 𑚥 ( Takri script ) ல ( Tamil script ) ల ( Telugu script ) ล ( Thai script ) ལ ( Tibetan script ) 𑒪 ( Tirhuta script ) 𑨬 ( Zanabazar Square script )
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
ল ( Assamese script ) ᬮ ( Balinese script ) ল ( Bengali script ) 𑰩 ( Bhaiksuki script ) 𑀮 ( Brahmi script ) လ ( Burmese script ) લ ( Gujarati script ) ਲ ( Gurmukhi script ) 𑌲 ( Grantha script ) ꦭ ( Javanese script ) 𑂪 ( Kaithi script ) ಲ ( Kannada script ) ល ( Khmer script ) ລ ( Lao script ) ല ( Malayalam script ) ᠯᠠ ( Manchu script ) 𑘩 ( Modi script ) ᠯᠠ᠋ ( Mongolian script ) 𑧉 ( Nandinagari script ) 𑐮 ( Newa script ) ଲ ( Odia script ) ꢭ ( Saurashtra script ) 𑆬 ( Sharada script ) 𑖩 ( Siddham script ) ල ( Sinhalese script ) 𑩽 ( Soyombo script ) 𑚥 ( Takri script ) ல ( Tamil script ) ల ( Telugu script ) ล ( Thai script ) ལ ( Tibetan script ) 𑒪 ( Tirhuta script ) 𑨬 ( Zanabazar Square script )
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Letter
ल • (la )
the twenty-eighth consonant in Sanskrit
the third semivowel in Sanskrit, corresponding to the vowels ऌ ( ḷ ) and ॡ ( ḹ )
See also
(Devanagari script letters ) अ , आ , इ , ई , उ , ऊ , ऋ , ॠ , ऌ , ॡ , ए , ऐ , ओ , औ , अं , अः , अँ , ऽ , क , ख , ग , घ , ङ , च , छ , ज , झ , ञ , ट , ठ , ड , ढ , ण , त , थ , द , ध , न , प , फ , ब , भ , म , य , र , ल , व , श , ष , स , ह , ळ , त्र , ज्ञ , क्ष (Category: Sanskrit letters )
Etymology 2
Coined by Pāṇini .
Particle
ल • (la )
a technical term for all the tenses and moods of a finite verb or for the terminations of those tenses and moods
Derived terms
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