See also: ले, ला, लौ, लः, -ल, and

U+0932, ल
DEVANAGARI LETTER LA

[U+0931]
Devanagari
[U+0933]

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [lə]

Letter

• (la)

  1. The fourteenth consonant in Dhivehi, written in Devanagari

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /lə/, [lɐ]

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): [lʌ]
  • 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

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

References