l

See also: I [U+0049 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER I], 1 [U+0031 DIGIT ONE], ӏ [U+04CF CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER PALOCHKA], Ӏ [U+04C0 CYRILLIC LETTER PALOCHKA], and Appendix:Variations of "l"

l U+006C, l LATIN SMALL LETTER L ← k [U+006B] Basic Latin m → [U+006D]

ˡ U+02E1, ˡ MODIFIER LETTER SMALL L ← ˠ [U+02E0] Spacing Modifier Letters ˢ → [U+02E2]

ⅼ U+217C, ⅼ SMALL ROMAN NUMERAL FIFTY ← ⅻ [U+217B] Number Forms ⅽ → [U+217D]

ｌ U+FF4C, ｌ FULLWIDTH LATIN SMALL LETTER L ← ｋ [U+FF4B] Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms ｍ → [U+FF4D]

Translingual

Letter

l (upper case L)

1. The twelfth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:l.

See also

• (Latin script):  Aa  Bb  Cc  Dd  Ee  Ff  Gg  Hh  Ii  Jj  Kk  Ll  Mm  Nn  Oo  Pp  Qq  Rr  Sſs  Tt  Uu  Vv  Ww  Xx  Yy  Zz
• (Variations of letter L):  Ĺĺ  Ľľ  Ļļ  Ḷḷ  Ḹḹ  Ḽḽ  Ḻḻ  Łł  Ŀŀ  Ƚƚ  Ⱡⱡ  Ɫɫ  ɬ  ᶅ  ɭ  ȴ  ʟ  Ｌｌ  fl  ffl  ℔  LJLjlj  LJLjlj  Ỻỻ

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA

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Symbol

l

1. (IPA) an alveolar lateral approximant.

   (superscript ⟨ˡ⟩) lateral release; also [l]-coloring or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [l] – see ⟨ˡ⟩.

2. litre or liter

   Synonym: ℓ

3. The Roman numeral representing 50.
4. (linear) length (arclength is often denoted with a cursive l)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:l.

Synonyms

• (litre): L

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• L, l, Ⅼ, XXXXX, xxxxx, ↆ

Symbol

l

1. Ⅼ, the Roman numeral fifty (50)

See also

• Previous: ⅻ (twelve, 12)
• Next: ⅽ (hundred, 100)

Gallery

• Letter styles
• 
  Uppercase and lowercase versions of L, in normal and italic type
• 
  Uppercase and lowercase L in Fraktur

See also

• ɮ (lezh)

Other representations of L:

English

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (letter name) IPA^(key): /ɛl/

Audio (US)

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Audio (UK)

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Rhymes: -ɛl

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /l/
• (main allophones) IPA^(key): [l], [ɫ], [w]

Letter

l (lower case, upper case L, plural ls or l's)

1. 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)

1. The ordinal number twelfth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script.

Etymology 2

Abbreviation.

1. (stenoscript) the sound sequence /ɛl/.
2. (stenoscript) Abbreviation of will.
3. (stenoscript) Abbreviation of well.
4. (stenoscript) Abbreviation of all.
5. (stenoscript) the suffix -ly or word-final syllable /liː/.

Derived terms

• belted l
• Bl -ably or -ibly
• dark l
• l-vocalization
• l-word
• small-l liberal
• small-l libertarian
• take the l

 

Noun

l

1. Abbreviation of litre/liter.
2. 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.

3. Abbreviation of leaf.
4. (law) Abbreviation of line.

Etymology 3

Interjection

l

1. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:) (Internet slang) Clipping of lol.

Azerbaijani

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /l/

Letter

l lower case (upper case L)

1. 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

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ele/, [e̞.le̞]

Letter

l (lower case, upper case L)

1. 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

Chipewyan

Pronunciation

1. IPA^(key): /ɮ/

Letter

l (upper case L)

1. A letter of the Chipewyan alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛl
• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɛl/

Letter

l (lower case, upper case L)

1. The twelfth letter of the Dutch alphabet.

Noun

l m (plural l'en, diminutive l'etje n)

1. (euphemistic) Short for lul or any other word starting with an l.

See also

• Previous letter: k
• Next letter: m

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /lo/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /l/

• Audio

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Letter

l (lower case, upper case L)

1. 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

• IPA^(key): /ˈelː/

Letter

l (lower case, upper case L)

1. 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

• IPA^(key): /l/

Letter

l (upper case L)

1. 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, Рð, 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/, [ˈæl] (letter name)
• IPA^(key): /ˈælːæ/, [ˈælːæ] (letter name)

• Audio: äl, lahdelma, pallo, äl:

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Letter

l (lower case, upper case L)

1. 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

• IPA^(key): /ɛl/

Letter

l (lower case, upper case L)

1. The twelfth letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Fula

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l/

Letter

l (lower case, upper case L)

1. A letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).

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

1. Romanization of 𐌻

Haitian Creole

Etymology

Contraction of li, from French lui.

Pronoun

l

1. Contraction of li.

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): [ˈl]
• (letter name): IPA^(key): [ˈɛlː]

Letter

l (lower case, upper case L)

1. The nineteenth letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called ell and written in the Latin script.

Declension

Inflection (stem in -e-, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	l	l-ek
accusative	l-et	l-eket
dative	l-nek	l-eknek
instrumental	l-lel	l-ekkel
causal-final	l-ért	l-ekért
translative	l-lé	l-ekké
terminative	l-ig	l-ekig
essive-formal	l-ként	l-ekként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	l-ben	l-ekben
superessive	l-en	l-eken
adessive	l-nél	l-eknél
illative	l-be	l-ekbe
sublative	l-re	l-ekre
allative	l-hez	l-ekhez
elative	l-ből	l-ekből
delative	l-ről	l-ekről
ablative	l-től	l-ektől
non-attributive possessive - singular	l-é	l-eké
non-attributive possessive - plural	l-éi	l-ekéi

Possessive forms of l
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	l-em	l-jeim
2nd person sing.	l-ed	l-jeid
3rd person sing.	l-je	l-jei
1st person plural	l-ünk	l-jeink
2nd person plural	l-etek	l-jeitek
3rd person plural	l-jük	l-jeik

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

Ido

Pronunciation

• (context pronunciation) IPA^(key): /l/
• (letter name) IPA^(key): /le/

Letter

l (upper case L)

1. 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 name): IPA^(key): /ɛl/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /l/

Letter

l (lower case, upper case L)

1. 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)

1. The tenth letter of the Italian alphabet, called elle and written in the Latin script.

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)

1. The sixteenth letter of the Kashubian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, àã, 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)

1. the

See also

• la, l'
• i
• les

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

• IPA^(key): [l]

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Letter

L

l (lower case, upper case L)

1. The eighteenth letter of the Latvian alphabet, called el and written in the Latin script.

See also

• Letters of the Latvian alphabet:

  burti: Aa, Āā, Bb, Cc, Čč, Dd, Ee, Ēē, Ff, Gg, Ģģ, Hh, Ii, Īī, Jj, Kk, Ķķ, Ll, Ļļ, Mm, Nn, Ņņ, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Šš, Tt, Uu, Ūū, Vv, Zz, Žž

Livonian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /l/

Letter

l (upper case L)

1. 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)

1. 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

• IPA^(key): /l/

Letter

l (lower case, upper case L)

1. 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)

1. the (definite article)

   l cochino come maçanas

   the pig eats apples

Norwegian

Pronunciation

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /elː/, /ɛlː/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /l/, /ɭ/, /ɽ/

• Audio

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Letter

l

1. 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

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /l/

Letter

l (lower case, upper case L)

1. 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

• IPA^(key): /l/
• (letter name) IPA^(key): /ɛl/

Letter

l (lower case, upper case L)

1. 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

• Audio (BR)

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Letter

l (lower case, upper case L)

1. The twelfth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.
   1. (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, senholes, muito estlanhos, não? Este lugar muito peligoso! Ninguém usa agola, tem mais de cem fontes aqui. E cada uma delas tem uma lenda telivelmente tlágica!

        Chinese man: [speaking in broken Portuguese] 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, àã), 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

• IPA^(key): /l/

Letter

l (lower case, upper case L)

1. (International Standard) The sixteenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
2. (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

• IPA^(key): /l/

Letter

l (lower case, upper case L)

1. 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, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Πî, 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)

1. 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

Alternative forms

• L (uppercase)

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /l/

Letter

l (Cyrillic spelling л)

1. The 16th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet (gajica), preceded by k and followed by lj.

Seri

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɬ/

Letter

l (upper case L)

1. 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)

1. The fourteenth letter of the Silesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, àã, 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

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /l/

Letter

l (upper case L)

1. The twentieth letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) bukva; A a,  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

• IPA^(key): (phoneme) /l/
• IPA^(key): (letter name) /ˈele/ [ˈe.le]
  • Rhymes: -ele

Letter

l (lower case, upper case L)

1. The twelfth letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Tagalog

Etymology

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 name, Filipino alphabet): IPA^(key): /ʔel/, [ʔɛl]

• (letter name, Abakada alphabet): IPA^(key): /la/, [lɐ]

• (letter name, Abecedario): IPA^(key): /ˈʔele/, [ˈʔɛ.lɛ]

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /l/, [l]
• Rhymes: -el, -a, -ele
• Hyphenation: l

Letter

l (lower case, upper case L, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎ᜔)

1. The twelfth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (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)

1. The ninth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Abakada alphabet), called la and written in the Latin script.

Letter

l (lower case, upper case L, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜎᜒ)

1. (historical) The thirteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (Abecedario), called ele and written in the Latin script.

See also

• ll

Further reading

• chapter L, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Turkish

Letter

l (lower case, upper case L)

1. The fifteenth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called le and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) harf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, I ı, İ i, 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, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z

Turkmen

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /l/

Letter

l (upper case L)

1. 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

Yoruba

Pronunciation

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /l/
• (letter name): IPA^(key): /lí/

Letter

l (lower case, upper case L)

1. 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)

1. 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