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Translingual
Letter
l (upper case L )
The twelfth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet .
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:l .
See also
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Pronunciation of IPA with the sound : (file )
Symbol
l
( IPA ) an alveolar lateral approximant .
( superscript ⟨ˡ⟩ ) lateral release ; also -coloring or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic – see ⟨ˡ⟩ .
litre or liter
Synonym: ℓ
The Roman numeral representing 50.
(linear) length (arclength is often denoted with a cursive l)
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:l .
Synonyms
Etymology 2
Symbol
l
Ⅼ , the Roman numeral fifty (50 )
See also
Gallery
See also
Other representations of L:
English
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Rhymes: -ɛl
Letter
l (lower case , upper case L , plural ls or l's )
The twelfth letter of the English alphabet , called el and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) letter ; A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Number
l (lower case , upper case L )
The ordinal number twelfth , derived from this letter of the English alphabet , called el and written in the Latin script .
Etymology 2
Abbreviation.
( stenoscript ) the sound sequence /ɛl/.
( stenoscript ) Abbreviation of will .
( stenoscript ) Abbreviation of well .
( stenoscript ) Abbreviation of all .
( stenoscript ) the suffix -ly or word-final syllable /liː/.
Derived terms
Noun
l
Abbreviation of litre /liter .
Abbreviation of pound (sterling ) , derived from Latin libra .
Alternative form: l.
1837 , Joseph Chitty, The Practice of the Law in All Its Principal Departments , page 116 :And where a barrister, in summing up the items proved before him as arbitrator, misadded them, and thereby by mistake omitted 23l . in favour of the plaintiff, the Court, even at the instance of the barrister, would not allow an amendment, the defendant's counsel objecting.
Abbreviation of leaf .
( law ) Abbreviation of line .
Etymology 3
Interjection
l
(The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) ( Internet slang ) Clipping of lol .
Azerbaijani
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Letter
l lower case (upper case L )
The eighteenth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) hərf ; A a , B b , C c , Ç ç , D d , E e , Ə ə , F f , G g , Ğ ğ , H h , X x , I ı , İ i , J j , K k , Q q , L l , M m , N n , O o , Ö ö , P p , R r , S s , Ş ş , T t , U u , Ü ü , V v , Y y , Z z
Etymology 2
Abbreviation.
Noun
l
Abbreviation of iyul ( “ July ” ) .
Usage notes
Used to prevent the mishearing of iyul ( “ July ” ) as iyun ( “ June ” ) ; see also n .
Basque
Pronunciation
Letter
l (lower case , upper case L )
The twelfth letter of the Basque alphabet , called ele and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , B b , C c (Ç ç ), D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , Ñ ñ , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u (Ü ü ), V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Central Mazahua
Pronunciation
Letter
l (upper case L )
A letter of the Mazahua alphabet.
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , Ⱥ ⱥ , A̱ a̱ , B b , C c , Cꞌ cꞌ , Cj cj , Cu cu , Cꞌu cꞌu , Cju cju , Ch ch , Chꞌ chꞌ , Chj chj , D d , Dy dy , E e , Ɇ ɇ , E̱ e̱ , G g , Gu gu , Hu hu , ꞌHu ꞌhu , I i , I̱ i̱ , J j , Jꞌ jꞌ , Jm jm , Jn jn , Jñ jñ , Ju ju , Jy jy , L l , M m , Mꞌ mꞌ , N n , Nꞌ nꞌ , Ñ ñ , Ñꞌ ñꞌ , O o , Ø ø , O̱ o̱ , P p , Pj pj , R r , S s , T t , Tꞌ tꞌ , Tj tj , Ts ts , Tsꞌ tsꞌ , Tsj tsj , U u , Ꞹ ꞹ , U̱ u̱ , X x , Z z , Zh zh , ꞌ
Chipewyan
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ɮ/
Letter
l (upper case L )
A letter of the Chipewyan alphabet , written in the Latin script .
Dutch
Pronunciation
Letter
l (lower case , upper case L )
the twelfth letter of the Dutch alphabet
Noun
l m (plural l'en , diminutive l'etje n )
( euphemistic ) Short for lul or any other word starting with an l .
See also
Previous letter: k
Next letter: m
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Letter
l (lower case , upper case L )
The fifteenth letter of the Esperanto alphabet , called lo and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) litero ; A a , B b , C c , Ĉ ĉ , D d , E e , F f , G g , Ĝ ĝ , H h , Ĥ ĥ , I i , J j , Ĵ ĵ , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , R r , S s , Ŝ ŝ , T t , U u , Ŭ ŭ , V v , Z z
Estonian
Pronunciation
Letter
l (lower case , upper case L )
The twelfth letter of the Estonian alphabet , called ell and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) täht ; A a , B b (C c ), D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p (Q q ), R r , S s , Š š , Z z , Ž ž , T t , U u , V v (W w ), Õ õ , Ä ä , Ö ö , Ü ü (X x , Y y )
Faroese
Pronunciation
Letter
l (upper case L )
The fourteenth letter of the Faroese alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) bókstavur ; A a , Á á , B b , D d , Ð ð , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , Í í , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , Ó ó , P p , R r , S s , T t , U u , Ú ú , V v , Y y , Ý ý , Æ æ , Ø ø
Finnish
Etymology
The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on those of Swedish, German and Latin, and was first used in the mid-16th century. No earlier script is known. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information , and l for information on the development of the glyph itself.
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈæl/ , ( letter name )
IPA (key ) : /ˈælːæ/ , ( letter name )
Rhymes: -æl
Letter
l (lower case , upper case L )
The twelfth letter of the Finnish alphabet , called äl or el and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) kirjain ; A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s (Š š ), T t , U u , V v (W w ), X x , Y y , Z z (Ž ž ), Å å , Ä ä , Ö ö
French
Pronunciation
Letter
l (lower case , upper case L )
The twelfth letter of the French alphabet , written in the Latin script .
Fula
Pronunciation
Letter
l (lower case , upper case L )
A letter of the Fula alphabet , written in the Latin script .
Usage notes
See also
( Latin-script letters) karfeeje ; ' , A a , B b , Mb mb , Ɓ ɓ , C c , D d , Nd nd , Ɗ ɗ , E e , F f , G g , Ng ng , Ɠ ɠ , H h , I i , J j , Nj nj , K k , L l , M m , N n , Ŋ ŋ , Ñ ñ , Ɲ ɲ , O o , P p , R r , S s , T t , U u , W w , Y y , Ƴ ƴ
Gothic
Romanization
l
Romanization of 𐌻
Haitian Creole
Etymology
Contraction of li , from French lui .
Pronoun
l
Contraction of li .
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
( letter name ) IPA (key ) : /ˈlaː/
Letter
l
The eighth letter of the Hawaiian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a (Ā ā ), E e (Ē ē ), I i (Ī ī ), O o (Ō ō ), U u (Ū ū ), H h , K k , L l , M m , N n , P p , W w , ʻ
Hungarian
Pronunciation
Letter
l (lower case , upper case L )
The nineteenth letter of the Hungarian alphabet , called ell and written in the Latin script .
Declension
See also
( Latin-script letters) betű ; A a , Á á , B b , C c , Cs cs , D d , Dz dz , Dzs dzs , E e , É é , F f , G g , Gy gy , H h , I i , Í í , J j , K k , L l , Ly ly , M m , N n , Ny ny , O o , Ó ó , Ö ö , Ő ő , P p , R r , S s , Sz sz , T t , Ty ty , U u , Ú ú , Ü ü , Ű ű , V v , Z z , Zs zs . Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y . Commonly used: ch . Also defined: à ë . In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ .
Further reading
l in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh . A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz. ). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Icelandic
Letter
l (upper case L )
The fifteenth letter of the Icelandic alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) bókstafur ; A a , Á á , B b , D d , Ð ð , E e , É é , F f , G g , H h , I i , Í í , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , Ó ó , P p , R r , S s , T t , U u , Ú ú , V v , X x , Y y , Ý ý , Þ þ , Æ æ , Ö ö
Ido
Pronunciation
( context pronunciation ) IPA (key ) : /l/
( letter name ) IPA (key ) : /le/
Letter
l (upper case L )
The twelfth letter of the Ido alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) litero ; A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Indonesian
Pronunciation
Letter
l (lower case , upper case L )
The twelfth letter of the Indonesian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) huruf ; A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Italian
Letter
l f or m (invariable , lower case , upper case L )
The tenth letter of the Italian alphabet , called elle and written in the Latin script .
Kankanaey
Etymology
Borrowed from Tagalog l . Letter pronunciation is influenced by English l .
Pronunciation
( letter name ) IPA (key ) : /ʔel/
IPA (key ) : ( parts of Sabangan ) /ʔer/
Rhymes: -el , ( parts of Sabangan ) -er
( phoneme ) IPA (key ) : /l/
IPA (key ) : ( parts of Sabangan ) /r/
Letter
l (lower case , upper case L )
The twelfth letter of the Kankanaey alphabet , called el and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) letra ; A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , Ñ ñ , Ng ng , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
References
Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016 ) Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy [Kankanaey Orthography ] (in Kankanaey and Tagalog), →ISBN , pages 10-11
Kashubian
Etymology
The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Kashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, and l for development of the glyph itself.
Letter
l (lower case , upper case L )
The sixteenth letter of the Kashubian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , Ą ą , Ã ã , B b , C c , D d , E e , É é , Ë ë , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , Ł ł , M m , N n , O o , Ò ò , Ó ó , Ô ô , P p , R r , S s , T t , U u , Ù ù , W w , Y y , Z z , Ż ż
Ladin
Article
l m (singular )
the
See also
Latin
Letter
l (lower case , upper case L )
A letter in the Latin alphabet , representing the sound /l/
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , V v , X x , Y y , Z z
Latvian
Etymology
Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by K. Mīlenbahs , which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in German Fraktur , and sporadically in Cyrillic .
Pronunciation
Letter
L
l (lower case , upper case L )
The eighteenth letter of the Latvian alphabet , called el and written in the Latin script .
See also
Letters of the Latvian alphabet:
burti : A a , Ā ā , B b , C c , Č č , D d , E e , Ē ē , F f , G g , Ģ ģ , H h , I i , Ī ī , J j , K k , Ķ ķ , L l , Ļ ļ , M m , N n , Ņ ņ , O o , P p , R r , S s , Š š , T t , U u , Ū ū , V v , Z z , Ž ž
Livonian
Pronunciation
Letter
l (upper case L )
The seventeenth letter of the Livonian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) kēratēd̦ ; A a , Ā ā , Ä ä , Ǟ ǟ , B b , D d , D̦ d̦ , E e , Ē ē , F f , G g , H h , I i , Ī ī , J j , K k , L l , Ļ ļ , M m , N n , Ņ ņ , O o , Ō ō , Ȯ ȯ , Ȱ ȱ , Õ õ , Ȭ ȭ , P p , R r , Ŗ ŗ , S s , Š š , T t , Ț ț , U u , Ū ū , V v , Z z , Ž ž
Malay
Letter
l (lower case , upper case L )
The twelfth letter of the Malay alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Maltese
Pronunciation
Letter
l (lower case , upper case L )
The sixteenth letter of the Maltese alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) ittra ; A a , B b , Ċ ċ , D d , E e , F f , Ġ ġ , G g , Għ għ , H h , Ħ ħ , I i , Ie ie , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Ż ż , Z z
Mirandese
Article
l m pl (plural ls , feminine la , feminine plural las )
the ( definite article )
l cochino come maçanasthe pig eats apples
Navajo
Letter
l (upper case L )
A letter of the Navajo alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a (Á á , Ą ą , Ą́ ą́ ), B b , Ch ch , Chʼ chʼ , D d , Dl dl , Dz dz , E e (É é , Ę ę , Ę́ ę́ ), G g , Gh gh , H h , Hw hw , X x , I i (Í í , Į į , Į́ į́ ), J j , K k , Kʼ kʼ , Kw kw , ʼ , L l , Ł ł , M m , N n (Ń ń ), O o (Ó ó , Ǫ ǫ , Ǫ́ ǫ́ ), S s , Sh sh , T t , Tʼ tʼ , Tł tł , Tłʼ tłʼ , Ts ts , Tsʼ tsʼ , W w , Y y , Z z , Zh zh
North Frisian
Pronunciation
Letter
l (lower case , upper case L )
A letter of the North Frisian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
Usage notes
As in German, the unstressed syllable ⟨el ⟩ usually becomes syllabic .
See also
( North Frisian letters ) : a , ä , å , ā , b , c , d , đ , e , ē , f , g , h , i , j , k , l , m , n , o , ö , p , r , s , t , u , ü , v , w (q , x , y , z )
Norwegian
Pronunciation
( letter name ) : IPA (key ) : /elː/ , /ɛlː/
( phoneme ) : IPA (key ) : /l/ , /ɭ/ , /ɽ/
Letter
l
The 12th letter of the Norwegian alphabet .
Usage notes
/ɭ/ Retroflex, merge of rl .
/ɽ/ Tjukk L (thick L ), a phenomemon found in the eastern part of Norway, around Oslo and north.
Nupe
Pronunciation
Letter
l (lower case , upper case L )
The fifteenth letter of the Nupe alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) banki ; A a (Á á , À à ), B b , C c , D d , Dz dz , E e (É é , È è ), F f , G g , Gb gb , H h , I i (Í í , Ì ì ), J j , K k , Kp kp , L l , M m (Ḿ ḿ , M̀ m̀ , M̄ m̄ ), N n (Ń ń , Ǹ ǹ , N̄ n̄ ), O o (Ó ó , Ò ò ), P p , R r , S s , Sh sh , T t , Ts ts , U u (Ú ú , Ù ù ), V v , W w , Y y , Z z , Zh zh
Polish
Etymology
The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the history of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, and l for development of the glyph itself.
Pronunciation
Letter
l (lower case , upper case L )
The fifteenth letter of the Polish alphabet , called el and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , Ą ą , B b , C c , Ć ć , D d , E e , Ę ę , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , Ł ł , M m , N n , Ń ń , O o , Ó ó , P p (Q q ), R r , S s , Ś ś , T t , U u (V v ), W w (X x ), Y y , Z z , Ź ź , Ż ż
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Letter
l (lower case , upper case L )
The twelfth letter of the Portuguese alphabet , written in the Latin script .
( humorous , possibly offensive ) Sometimes, the consonant r is changed to l when depicting stereotypical speech of a Chinese person
1989 , "O estranho que veio da China", Ranma ½ , episode 1, Brazilian dub
Chinese man: [speaking in broken Portuguese] Vocês, senhol es, muito estl anhos, não? Este lugar muito pel igoso! Ninguém usa agol a, tem mais de cem fontes aqui. E cada uma delas tem uma lenda tel ivelmente tl ágica! Chinese man: You, gentlemen, are very weird, no? This place is very dangerous! Nobody uses it nowadays, it has more than one hundred springs here. And each one has a terribly tragic legend.
See also
( Latin-script letters) letra ; A a (Á á , À à , Â â , Ã ã ), B b , C c (Ç ç ), D d , E e (É é , Ê ê ), F f , G g , H h , I i (Í í ), J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o (Ó ó , Ô ô , Õ õ ), P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u (Ú ú ), V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Romani
Pronunciation
Letter
l (lower case , upper case L )
( International Standard ) The sixteenth letter of the Romani alphabet , written in the Latin script .
( Pan-Vlax ) The seventeenth letter of the Romani alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , X x , I i , J j , K k , Kh kh , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Ph ph , R r , S s , T t , Th th , U u , V v , Z z International Standard: (À à , Ä ä , Ǎ ǎ ), Ć ć , Ćh ćh , (È è , Ë ë , Ě ě ), (Ì ì , Ï ï , Ǐ ǐ ), (Ò ò , Ö ö , Ǒ ǒ ), Rr rr , Ś ś , (Ù ù , Ü ü , Ǔ ǔ ), Ź ź , Ʒ ʒ , Q q , Ç ç , ϴ θ . Pan-Vlax: Č č , Čh čh , Dž dž , (Dź dź ), Ř ř , Š š , (Ś ś ), Ž ž , (Ź ź ) .
Romanian
Pronunciation
Letter
l (lower case , upper case L )
The fifteenth letter of the Romanian alphabet , called el , le , or lî and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , Ă ă , Â â , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , Î î , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , Ș ș , T t , Ț ț , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Scottish Gaelic
Letter
l (lower case , upper case L )
The tenth letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet , written in the Latin script . It is preceded by i and followed by m . Its traditional name is luis ( “ rowan ” ) .
See also
( Latin-script letters) litir ; A a (À à ), B b (Bh bh ), C c (Ch ch ), D d (Dh dh ), E e (È è ), F f (Fh fh ), G g (Gh gh ), H h , I i (Ì ì ), L l , M m (Mh mh ), N n , O o (Ò ò ), P p (Ph ph ), R r , S s (Sh sh ), T t (Th th ), U u (Ù ù )
( diacritics ) ◌̀
( obsolete vowels ) Á á É é Ó ó
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Letter
l (Cyrillic spelling л )
The 16th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet (gajica ), preceded by k and followed by lj .
Seri
Pronunciation
Letter
l (upper case L )
The tenth letter of the Seri alphabet , called heḻe and written in the Latin script .
References
Moser, Mary B. , Marlett, Stephen A. (2010 ) Comcaac quih yaza quih hant ihiip hac: cmiique iitom - cocsar iitom - maricaana iitom [Seri-Spanish-English Dictionary ], 2nd edition, Hermosillo: Plaza y Valdés Editores, →ISBN , page 440 .
Silesian
Etymology
The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Silesian language article on Wikipedia for more, and l for development of the glyph itself.
Letter
l (lower case , upper case L )
The fourteenth letter of the Silesian alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , Ã ã , B b , C c , Ć ć , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , Ł ł , M m , N n , Ń ń , O o , Ŏ ŏ , Ō ō , Ô ô , Õ õ , P p , R r , S s , Ś ś , T t , U u , W w , Y y , Z z , Ź ź , Ż ż
Skolt Sami
Pronunciation
Letter
l (upper case L )
The twentieth letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) bukva ; A a , Â â , B b , C c , Č č , Ʒ ʒ , Ǯ ǯ , D d , Đ đ , E e , F f , G g , Ǧ ǧ , Ǥ ǥ , H h , I i , J j , K k , Ǩ ǩ , L l , M m , N n , Ŋ ŋ , O o , Õ õ , P p , R r , S s , Š š , T t , U u , V v , Z z , Ž ž , Å å , Ä ä , ʹ
Spanish
Pronunciation
Letter
l (lower case , upper case L )
The twelfth letter of the Spanish alphabet , written in the Latin script .
Swedish
Letter
l (lower case , upper case L )
The twelfth letter of the Swedish alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) bokstav ; A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z , Å å , Ä ä , Ö ö
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish l . Each pronunciation has a different source:
Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English l .
Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character ᜎ ( la ) .
Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish l .
Pronunciation
Letter
l (lower case , upper case L , Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎ᜔ )
The twelfth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Filipino alphabet ), called el and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) titik ; A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , Ñ ñ , Ng ng , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z
Letter
l (lower case , upper case L , Baybayin spelling ᜎ )
The ninth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abakada alphabet ), called la and written in the Latin script .
Letter
l (lower case , upper case L , Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜒ )
( historical ) The thirteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abecedario ), called ele and written in the Latin script .
See also
Further reading
“l ”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph , Manila, 2018
Tlingit
Pronunciation
Letter
l (upper case L )
( US ) A letter of the Tlingit alphabet , written in the Latin script .
Synonym: ł
( Canada ) A letter of the Tlingit alphabet , written in the Latin script .
Synonym: ḻ
See also
Canada: ( Latin-script letters) A a , Á á , À à , Â â , Ch ch , Chʼ chʼ , D d , Dł dł , Dz dz , E e , É é , È è , Ê ê , G g , Gw gw , Gh gh , Ghw ghw , H h , I i , Í í , Ì ì , Î î , J j , K k , Kw kw , Kʼ kʼ , Kʼw kʼw , Kh kh , Khw khw , Khʼ khʼ , Khʼw khʼw (L l ), Ł ł , Łʼ łʼ (M m ), N n (O o ), S s , Sʼ sʼ , Sh sh , T t , Tʼ tʼ , Tl tl , Tlʼ tlʼ , Ts ts , Tsʼ tsʼ , U u , Ú ú , Ù ù , Û û , W w , X x , Xw xw , Xʼ xʼ , Xʼw xʼw , Xh xh , Xhw xhw , Xhʼ xhʼ , Xhʼw xhʼw , Y y (Ÿ ÿ ), ․
US: ( Latin-script letters) A a , Á á , Aa aa , Áa áa , Ch ch , Chʼ chʼ , D d , Dl dl , Dz dz , E e , É é , Ee ee , Ée ée , Ei ei , Éi éi , G g , Gw gw , G̱ g̱ , G̱w g̱w , H h , I i , Í í , J j , K k , Kw kw , Kʼ kʼ , Kʼw kʼw , Ḵ ḵ , Ḵw ḵw , Ḵʼ ḵʼ , Ḵʼw ḵʼw , L l , Lʼ lʼ (Ḻ ḻ , M m ), N n (O o ), Oo oo , Óo óo , S s , Sʼ sʼ , Sh sh , T t , Tʼ tʼ , Tl tl , Tlʼ tlʼ , Ts ts , Tsʼ tsʼ , U u , Ú ú , W w , X x , Xw xw , Xʼ xʼ , Xʼw xʼw , X̱ x̱ , X̱w x̱w , X̱ʼ x̱ʼ , X̱ʼw x̱ʼw , Y y (Ÿ ÿ , Y̱ y̱ ), ․
Turkish
Letter
l (lower case , upper case L )
The fifteenth letter of the Turkish alphabet , called le and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) harf ; A a (Â â ), B b , C c , Ç ç , D d , E e , F f , G g , Ğ ğ , H h , I ı , İ i (Î î ), J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , Ö ö , P p , R r , S s , Ş ş , T t , U u (Û û ), Ü ü , V v , Y y , Z z
Turkmen
Pronunciation
Letter
l (upper case L )
The fourteenth letter of the Turkmen alphabet , called el and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) harp ; A a , B b , Ç ç , D d , E e , Ä ä , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , Ž ž , K k , L l , M m , N n , Ň ň , O o , Ö ö , P p , R r , S s , Ş ş , T t , U u , Ü ü , W w , Y y , Ý ý , Z z
Welsh
Pronunciation
Letter
l (lower case , upper case L )
The fifteenth letter of the Welsh alphabet , called èl and written in the Latin script . It is preceded by j and followed by ll .
Mutation
Dd cannot be mutated in Welsh.
See also
( Latin-script letters) llythyren ; A a (Á á , À à , Â â , Ä ä ), B b , C c , Ch ch , D d , Dd dd , E e (É é , È è , Ê ê , Ë ë ), F f , Ff ff , G g , Ng ng , H h , I i (Í í , Ì ì , Î î , Ï ï ), J j , L l , Ll ll , M m , N n , O o (Ó ó , Ò ò , Ô ô , Ö ö ), P p , Ph ph , R r , Rh rh , S s , T t , Th th , U u (Ú ú , Ù ù , Û û , Ü ü ), W w (Ẃ ẃ , Ẁ ẁ , Ŵ ŵ , Ẅ ẅ ), Y y (Ý ý , Ỳ ỳ , Ŷ ŷ , Ÿ ÿ )
Further reading
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “l ”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Yele
Pronunciation
Letter
l (upper case L )
A letter of the Yele alphabet.
Derived terms
The digraph ⟨lv ⟩ transcribes the single consonant /l͡βʲ/
There is a digraph for palatalized ⟨ly⟩ (/lʲ/ ).
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , â , b , Ch ch , D d , e , é , ê , Gh gh , i , î , j , K k , L l , M m , N n , Ń ń , o , ó , P p , T t , U u , V v , W w , Y y , ꞉
Yoruba
Pronunciation
Letter
l (lower case , upper case L )
The thirteenth letter of the Yoruba alphabet , called lí and written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) lẹ́tà ; A a (Á á , À à , Ā ā ), B b , D d , E e (É é , È è , Ē ē ), Ẹ ẹ (Ẹ́ ẹ́ , Ẹ̀ ẹ̀ , Ẹ̄ ẹ̄ ), F f , G g , Gb gb , H h , I i (Í í , Ì ì , Ī ī ), J j , K k , L l , M m (Ḿ ḿ , M̀ m̀ , M̄ m̄ ), N n (Ń ń , Ǹ ǹ , N̄ n̄ ), O o (Ó ó , Ò ò , Ō ō ), Ọ ọ (Ọ́ ọ́ , Ọ̀ ọ̀ , Ọ̄ ọ̄ ), P p , R r , S s , Ṣ ṣ , T t , U u (Ú ú , Ù ù , Ū ū ), W w , Y y
( Benin ) ( Latin-script letters) lɛ́tà ; A a , B b , D d , E e , Ɛ ɛ , F f , G g , Gb gb , H h , I i , J j , K k , Kp kp , L l , M m , N n , O o , Ɔ ɔ , P p , R r , S s , Sh sh , T t , U u , W w , Y y
Zulu
Letter
l (lower case , upper case L )
The twelfth letter of the Zulu alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , B b , C c , D d , E e , F f , G g , H h , I i , J j , K k , L l , M m , N n , O o , P p , Q q , R r , S s , T t , U u , V v , W w , X x , Y y , Z z