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See also: ले, ला, लौ, लः, -ल, and

U+0932, ल
DEVANAGARI LETTER LA

Devanagari

Translingual

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lə/ (may vary by language)

Letter

(la)

  1. 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

(la)

  1. The fourteenth consonant in Dhivehi, written in Devanagari

Hindi

Pronunciation

Letter

(la)

  1. the twenty-eighth consonant in Hindi

See also

Marathi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lə/
  • Audio:(file)

Letter

(la)

  1. The twenty-seventh consonant in Marathi.

Nepali

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Phonetic Devanagari:

Letter

(la)

  1. The twenty-eighth consonant in Nepali.

Particle

(la)

  1. yes

Noun

(la)

  1. a yes

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Letter

(la)

  1. the twenty-eighth consonant in Sanskrit
  2. the third semivowel in Sanskrit, corresponding to the vowels () and ()

See also

(Devanagari script letters) ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ अं,‎ अः,‎ अँ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ ,‎ त्र,‎ ज्ञ,‎ क्ष (Category: Sanskrit letters)

Etymology 2

Coined by Pāṇini.

Particle

(la)

  1. a technical term for all the tenses and moods of a finite verb or for the terminations of those tenses and moods

Derived terms

References