From theEtruscan letter𐌋(l,“el”), from theAncient Greek letterΛ(L,“lambda”), derived from thePhoenician letter𐤋(l,“lamed”), from theEgyptian hieroglyph𓌅.

L (lower casel)

1. The twelfth letter of thebasic modern Latin alphabet.

• (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

L

1. Roman numeralfifty (50)
2. thefiftieth (50th)

L

2. (measurement, SI)litre,liter.
3. (biochemistry,IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation)leucine
4. (set theory)Constructible universe
5. (computer science)Deterministic logarithmic space
6. (physics)inductance
7. (astronomy,physics, measurement, cgs)lambert
8. (linguistics) lowtone
9. (linguistics) Awildcard for alateral orliquid consonant
10. (Voice Quality Symbols) position of thelarynx (modified for raised, lowered)
11. (usuallyclothing)large(the manufactured size)

    Coordinate terms:XXS,XS,S,M,XL,XLT,XXL,XXXL

• (liter, litre):l,ℒ,ℓ
• (Roman numeral):ↆ(obsolete)

• Letter styles
•  
  Uppercase and lowercase versions ofL, in normal and italic type
•  
  Uppercase and lowercaseL inFraktur

Character=L

Other representations of L:

• (name of letter)IPA^(key):/ɛl/
  • Rhymes:-ɛl
• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/l/
• (main allophones)IPA^(key):[l],[ɫ]

• Audio(US):

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L (upper case,lower casel,pluralLsorL's)

1. The twelfthletter of the Englishalphabet, calledel and written in theLatin script.

• (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

L (upper case,lower casel)

1. Theordinal numbertwelfth, derived from thisletter of the Englishalphabet, calledel and written in theLatin script.

Abbreviation.

L (countable anduncountable,pluralLs)

2. (sports)Abbreviation oflosses (statistic).

   Coordinate terms:W(“wins”),T(“ties”),D(“draws”)

4. (countable,slang)Abbreviation ofloss.

   Coordinate term:W(“win”)

   totake theL

   1. (Internetslang, by extension) Afail.
5. Alternative form ofel(“elevated train”).
   • 1925 February 21, “Co-operation”, inThe New Yorker (cartoon), page 2:

     PLEASE! HELP US KEEP THE "L" AND SUBWAY CLEAN

6. (US,politics)Abbreviation ofLibertarian.
7. Initialism ofleft.
8. Initialism ofLatin.
9. (usuallyclothing)Initialism oflarge(the manufactured size or an item of that size).

   Coordinate terms:XXS,XS,S,M,XL,XLT,XXL,XXXL

10. Initialism oflira.
11. Initialism oflobby.
12. Abbreviation oflow pressurefront.

    (Can we add anexample for this sense?)

13. (textiles)Initialism ofligne.
14. Initialism oflesbian.
    • 1983 April 23, “Classified advertisement”, inGay Community News, page14:

      L wntd to share spacious JP apt w/veget non-smkng indep quietL, dog, cat.

15. (slang) Twocigarette papers laidperpendicularly on each other when making ajoint.

• (sports):OTL
• (loss):take the L
• (other):L-complex,L-xylulokinase,L-antithrombin,L-basing,L-pop

• (sports):T,W,OTW

L (notcomparable)

1. (usuallyclothing)Initialism oflarge(of the manufactured size).

   Coordinate terms:XXS,XS,S,M,XL,XXL

2. Initialism ofleft.
3. (linguistics)Initialism oflow(variety of a language with limited prestige and official acceptance).

   anL variety

4. (slang)Bad,subpar, of inferiorquality (abbreviation ofloser).(Compare nounsense 1 andsense 2.)

   Antonym:W(“excellent, top-notch”)

L

1. The sixteenth letter in the Afar alphabet.

• (Latin-script letters)A a,B b,T t,S s,E e,C c,K k,X x,I i,D d,Q q,R r,F f,G g,O o,L l,M m,N n,U u,W w,H h,Y y

• (letter name):IPA^(key):/ɛl/

L (upper case,lower casel)

1. The twelfthletter of the Afrikaansalphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (Latin-script letters)letter;Aa,Bb,Cc,Dd,Ee,Ff,Gg,Hh,Ii,Jj,Kk,Ll,Mm,Nn,Oo,Pp,Qq,Rr,Ss,Tt,Uu,Vv,Ww,Xx,Yy,Zz

L (pluralL's,diminutiveL'etjie)

1. L

Lupper case (lower casel)

1. The eighteenthletter of the Azerbaijanialphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (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

• IPA^(key):/ele/,[e̞.le̞]

L (upper case,lower casel)

1. The twelfthletter of the Basquealphabet, calledele and written in theLatin script.

• (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

• IPA^(key):(Central,Balearic)[ˈe.lə]
• IPA^(key):(Valencia)[ˈe.le],[ˈel]

L (upper case,lower casel)

1. The twelfthletter of the Catalanalphabet, calledela,ele, orel and written in theLatin script.

• (Latin-script letters)lletres;A a (À à),B b,C c (Ç ç),D d,E e (É é,È è),F f,G g,H h,I i (Í í,Ï ï),J j,K k,L l (L·L l·l),M m,N n,O o (Ó ó,Ò ò),P p,Q q,R r,S s,T t,U u (Ú ú,Ü ü),V v,W w,X x,Y y,Z z

• /l/ is from West Germanic*l.

• IPA^(key):/l/

L

1. A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
2. A letter in the Dutch-based alphabet of Central Franconian.

• IPA^(key):/l/

L (lower casel)

1. A letter of theMazahua alphabet.

• (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

Initialism of撚.

L

1. (Hong Kong Cantonese,euphemistic)Alternative form of撚(lan2)

L

1. (Cantonese)litre

• lit

L

1. The twelfth letter of the Latin alphabet.

L

1. The twelfth letter used inPinyin.

• 《汉语拼音方案》 defines a standard pronunciation for each letter. However, these pronunciations are rarely used in education; another pronunciation is commonly used instead.
• The pronunciation above are only used while referring to letters in Pinyin. They are not used in other context (such as English).
• The official pronunciation defined in 《汉语拼音方案》, ㄝㄌ (ê̄l), is not a valid syllable in Pinyin.

1. IPA^(key):/ɮ/

L (lower casel)

1. Aletter of the Chipewyanalphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (letter name):IPA^(key):/ɛl/

• Audio:

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L (capital,lowercasel)

1. the twelfth letter of the Dutch alphabet

• Previous:K
• Next:M

• ᛚ,L(Dalecarlian runes)

L (upper caseL,lower casel)

1. The fifteenthletter of the Elfdalianalphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (phoneme):IPA^(key):/l/

• Audio:

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L (upper case,lower casel)

1. The fifteenthletter of the Esperantoalphabet, calledlo and written in theLatin script.

• (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

L (upper case,lower casel)

1. The twelfthletter of the Estonianalphabet, calledell and written in theLatin script.

• (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)

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. Seethe Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, andL for information on the development of the glyph itself.

L (upper case,lower casel)

1. The twelfthletter of the Finnishalphabet, calledäl orel and written in theLatin script.

• (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

L

1. Abbreviation oflaudatur.

L

1. Abbreviation oflaktoositon(“lactose-free”)(e.g. in restaurant menus).

The abbreviationsG,L,VL andM are the most common of their kind seen in restaurant menus. Other abbreviations are also seen, but not as standardized. Most menus contain a list of the abbreviations they use, including the four common ones.

L (upper case,lower casel)

1. The twelfthletter of the Frenchalphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (Latin-script letters)lettre;A a (À à, â,Æ æ),B b,C c (Ç ç),D d,E e (É é,È è,Ê ê,Ë ë),F f,G g,H h,I i (Πî,Ï ï),J j,K k,L l,M m,N n (Ñ ñ),O o (Ô ô,Œ œ),P p,Q q,R r,S s,T t,U u (Ù ù,Û û,Ü ü),V v,W w,X x,Y y (Ÿ ÿ),Z z

L m

1. Abbreviation ofleste(“east”).

   Synonym:E

(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key):/ʔɛl/

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L (upper case,lower casel)

1. The twelfth letter of the German alphabet.

Abbreviation.

L m

1. Abbreviation ofLiter.

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

L (upper case,lower casel)

1. The nineteenthletter of the Hungarianalphabet, calledell and written in theLatin script.

• (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 qW wX xY y.Commonly used: ch.Also defined: à ë.In surnames (selection):äaaczdseéeöewoeoóthts ÿ.

L (lower casel)

1. The fifteenthletter of the Icelandicalphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (Latin-script letters)bókstafur;A a,Á á,B b,D d,Рð,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

• IPA^(key):/l/

L (lower casel)

1. The twelfthletter of the Idoalphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (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

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

L (upper case,lower casel)

1. The twelfthletter of the Indonesianalphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (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

L (upper case,lower casel)

1. The tenthletter of the Irishalphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (Latin-script letters)litir;A a (Á á),B b (Bh bh,bhF bhf,bP bp),C c (Ch ch),D d (Dh dh,dT dt),E e (É é),F f (Fh fh),G g (gC gc,Gh gh),H h,I i (Í í),L l,M m (mB mb,Mh mh),N n (nD nd,nG ng),O o (Ó ó),P p (Ph ph),R r,S s (Sh sh),T t (Th th,tS ts),U u (Ú ú),V v
• (diacritics)◌́◌̇
• (dotted letters used chiefly inGaelic type)Ḃḃ,Ċċ,Ḋḋ,Ḟḟ,Ġġ,Ṁṁ,Ṗṗ,Ṡẛṡ,Ṫṫ

• (letter name)IPA^(key):/ˈɛl.le/
  • Rhymes:-ɛlle
• (phonemic realization)IPA^(key):/l/

L f orm (invariable,upper case,lower casel)

1. The tenthletter of the Italianalphabet, calledelle and written in theLatin script.

• (Latin-script letters)lettera;A a (À à),B b,C c,D d,E e (É é,È è),F f,G g,H h,I i (Í í,Ì ì,Πî,J j,K k),L l,M m,N n,O o (Ó ó,Ò ò),P p,Q q,R r,S s,T t,U u (Ú ú,Ù ù),V v (W w,X x,Y y),Z z
•  Italian alphabet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Borrowed fromTagalogL. Letter pronunciation is influenced byEnglishL.

• (letter name)IPA^(key):/ʔel/[ʔel]
  • IPA^(key):(Sagada & parts of Sabangan)/ʔer/[ʔer]
  • Rhymes:-el,(Sagada & parts of Sabangan)-er
• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/l/[l]
  • IPA^(key):(Sagada & parts of Sabangan)/r/[r]

L (upper case,lower casel)

1. The twelfthletter of the Kankanaeyalphabet, calledel and written in theLatin script.

• (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

• Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016)Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy [Kankanaey Orthography]‎^[1] (in Kankanaey and Tagalog),→ISBN, pages10-11

The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See theKashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, andL for development of the glyph itself.

L (upper case,lower casel)

1. The sixteenthletter of the Kashubianalphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (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

L (upper case,lower casel)

1. A letter in theLatin alphabet, representing the sound /l/

• (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

Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed byK. Mīlenbahs, which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in GermanFraktur, and sporadically inCyrillic.

• IPA^(key):[l]

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L (upper case,lower casel)

1. The eighteenthletter of the Latvianalphabet, calledel and written in theLatin script.

• 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

• (Name of letter)IPA^(key):[ɛl]
• (Phoneme)IPA^(key):[l]

L

1. The twelfthletter of the Malayalphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (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

L (lower casel)

1. Aletter of the Navajoalphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (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

• (phoneme):IPA^(key):/l/

L (upper case,lower casel)

1. The fifteenthletter of the Nupealphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (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

The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See thehistory of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, andL for development of the glyph itself.

• IPA^(key):/ˈɛl/

L (upper case,lower casel)

1. The fifteenthletter of the Polishalphabet, calledel and written in theLatin script.

• (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

L (upper case,lower casel)

1. The twelfthletter of the Portuguesealphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (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

• IPA^(key):/l/

L (upper case,lower casel)

1. (International Standard)The sixteenthletter of the Romanialphabet, written in theLatin script.
2. (Pan-Vlax)The seventeenthletter of the Romanialphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (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 zInternational 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).

• IPA^(key):/l/

L (upper case,lower casel)

1. The fifteenthletter of the Romanianalphabet, calledel,le, orlî and written in theLatin script.

• (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

• IPA^(key):/l/,/lʼ/

L

1. The eighteenthletter of the Saanichalphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (Latin-script letters)A,Á,Ⱥ,B,C,Ć,Ȼ,D,E,H,I,Í,J,K,Ꝁ,Ꝃ,₭,Ḵ,Ḱ,L,Ƚ,M,N,Ṉ,O,P,Q,S,Ś,T,Ⱦ,Ṯ,Ŧ,U,W,W̱,X,X̱,Y,Z,s,¸

L (upper case,lower casel)

1. The tenthletter of the Scottish Gaelicalphabet, written in theLatin script.It is preceded byi and followed bym. Its traditional name isluis(“rowan”).

• (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)ÁáÉéÓó

The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See theSilesian language article on Wikipedia for more, andL for development of the glyph itself.

L (upper case,lower casel)

1. The fourteenthletter of the Silesianalphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (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

• (phoneme)IPA^(key):/l/

L (lower casel)

1. The twentiethletter of the Skolt Samialphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (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

L (capital,lowercasel)

1. The thirteenthletter of the Slovenealphabet, written in theLatin script.
2. The nineteenthletter of the Slovenealphabet (Resian), written in theLatin script.
3. The fourteenthletter of the Slovenealphabet (Natisone Valley dialect), written in theLatin script.

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

Lupper case (lower casel)

1. The seventeenthletter of the Somalialphabet, calledlaan and written in theLatin script.

1. The seventeenth letter of theSomali alphabet, which followsArabicabjad order. It is preceded byK and followed byM.

• (Latin-script letters)ʼ,B b,T t,J j,X x,Kh kh,D d,R r,S s,Sh sh,Dh dh,C c,G g,F f,Q q,K k,L l,M m,N n,W w,H h,Y y,A a,E e,I i,O o,U u

L (upper case,lower casel)

1. the 12th letter of the Spanish alphabet

L (upper case,lower casel)

1. The twelfthletter of the Swedishalphabet, written in theLatin script.

• (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

Borrowed fromSpanishL. Each pronunciation has a different source:

• Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced byEnglishL.
• Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin characterᜎ(la).
• Abecedario pronunciation is fromSpanishL.

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key):/ˈʔel/[ˈʔɛl](letter name, Filipino alphabet)
    • Rhymes:-el
  • IPA^(key):/ˈla/[ˈla](letter name, Abakada alphabet)
    • Rhymes:-a
  • IPA^(key):/ˈʔele/[ˈʔɛː.lɛ](letter name, Abecedario)
    • Rhymes:-ele
  • IPA^(key):/l/[l](phoneme)

L (upper case,lower casel,Baybayin spellingᜁᜎ᜔)

1. The twelfthletter of the Tagalogalphabet (theFilipino alphabet), calledel and written in theLatin script.

• (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

L (upper case,lower casel,Baybayin spellingᜎ)

1. The ninthletter of the Tagalogalphabet (theAbakada alphabet), calledla and written in theLatin script.

L (upper case,lower casel,Baybayin spellingᜁᜎᜒ)

1. (historical)The thirteenthletter of the Tagalogalphabet (theAbecedario), calledele and written in theLatin script.

• LL

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