ल

See also: ले, ला, लौ, लः, -ल, and ল

ल U+0932, ल DEVANAGARI LETTER LA ← ऱ [U+0931] Devanagari ळ → [U+0933]

Translingual

Pronunciation

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

Letter

ल (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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lə]

Letter

ल • (la)

1. The fourteenth consonant in Dhivehi, written in Devanagari

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /lə/, [lɐ]

Letter

ल • (la)

1. 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 ^[edit]

Marathi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lə/

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Letter

ल • (la)

1. The twenty-seventh consonant in Marathi.

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʌ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: ल

Letter

ल • (la)

1. The twenty-eighth consonant in Nepali.

Particle

ल • (la)

1. yes

Noun

ल • (la)

1. 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

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /lɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /l̪ɐ/

Etymology 1

Letter

ल • (la)

1. the twenty-eighth consonant in Sanskrit
2. 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 ^[edit]

Etymology 2

Coined by Pāṇini.

Particle

ल • (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

• लकार (lakāra)
• लङ् (laṅ)
• लट् (laṭ)
• लिङ् (liṅ)
• लिट् (liṭ)
• लुङ् (luṅ)
• लुट् (luṭ)
• लेट् (leṭ)
• लोट् (loṭ)

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “ल”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 891.