Translingual

Letter

Л upper case (lower case л)

1. A letter of several Cyrillic alphabets.

Derived terms

• Ԯ

Russian

Noun

Л • ‎(L) f inan ‎(indeclinable)

1. (chess) abbreviation of ладья́ ‎(ladʹjá, “R (rook, castle)”)
2. (metallurgy) abbreviation of лату́нь ‎(latúnʹ, “brass”)
3. abbreviation of ла́мпа ‎(lámpa, “lamp”)
4. abbreviation of лебёдка ‎(lebjódka, “winch”)

Proper noun

Л • ‎(L) m inan ‎(indeclinable)

1. (steam locomotives) abbreviation of Лебедянский ‎(Lebedjanskij, “Lebedyanskiy”)
2. (submarine series) abbreviation of «Ленинец» ‎(“Leninec”, “K-137 Leninets (Yankee Navaga)”)

Adjective

Л • ‎(L)

1. abbreviation of ле́вый ‎(lévyj, “left”)
2. (diesel oil marking) abbreviation of ле́тний ‎(létnij, “summer”)
3. (shipping) abbreviation of легкове́сный ‎(lexkovésnyj, “lightweight (ship class)”)

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• L (Serbo-Croatian Latin/Roman alphabet)

Letter

Л ‎(upper case, lower case л)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic alphabet. It is preceded by the letter К (K) and is followed by the letter Љ (Lj).

Tajik

Letter

Л • ‎(L) ‎(upper case, lower case л)

1. The sixteenth letter of the Tajik Cyrillic alphabet. It is preceded by the letter Қ ‎(Q) (Qe) and is followed by the letter М ‎(M) (Me).

Translingual

Cyrillic letter Л л (Л л), normal above, italics below.

Handwritten forms

Letter

л lower case (upper case Л)

1. Cyrillic small letter el

Derived terms

• ԯ

Ossetian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /l/

Letter

л • ‎(l) ‎(upper case Л)

1. The sixteenth letter of the Ossetian alphabet

See also

• (Cyrillic script letters) А ‎(A) а ‎(a), Ӕ ‎(Æ) ӕ ‎(æ), Б ‎(B) б ‎(b), В ‎(V) в ‎(v), Г ‎(G) г ‎(g), Гъ ‎(Ǧ) гъ ‎(ǧ), Д ‎(D) д ‎(d), Дж ‎(Ǵ) дж ‎(ǵ), Дз ‎(Ʒ) дз ‎(ʒ), Е ‎(E) е ‎(e), З ‎(Z) з ‎(z), И ‎(I) и ‎(i), Й ‎(J) й ‎(j), К ‎(K) к ‎(k), Къ ‎(K’) къ ‎(k’), Л ‎(L) л ‎(l), М ‎(M) м ‎(m), Н ‎(N) н ‎(n), О ‎(O) о ‎(o), П ‎(P) п ‎(p), Пъ ‎(P’) пъ ‎(p’), Р ‎(R) р ‎(r), С ‎(S) с ‎(s), Т ‎(T) т ‎(t), Тъ ‎(Tʺ) тъ ‎(t’), У ‎(U) у ‎(u), Ф ‎(F) ф ‎(f), Х ‎(X) х ‎(x), Хъ ‎(Q) хъ ‎(q), Ц ‎(C) ц ‎(c), Цъ ‎(C’) цъ ‎(c’), Ч ‎(Ḱ) ч ‎(ḱ), Чъ ‎(Ḱ’) чъ ‎(ḱ’), Ы ‎(Y) ы ‎(y)

Russian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [l]
• IPA^(key): [lʲ]

Letter

л • ‎(l) ‎(lower case, upper case Л) (italics: Л, л)

1. The thirteenth letter of the Russian Cyrillic alphabet. Its name is эл ‎(el) or эль ‎(elʹ) and it has the sound of English l in leash or hall.

See also

• Previous letter: к ‎(k)
• Next letter: м ‎(m)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lʲitr] (phonetic respelling: литр)

Noun

л • ‎(l) m inan ‎(indeclinable)

1. abbreviation of литр ‎(litr, “liter”)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlʲɵxʲkʲɪj] (phonetic respelling: лёгкий)

Adjective

л • ‎(l)

1. abbreviation of лёгкий ‎(ljóxkij, “lightweight”)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /l/

Letter

л ‎(lower case, upper case Л)

1. The 13th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic alphabet.

Usage notes

Its name is л (лɛ) and it has the sound of English l in leash or hall.

See also

• Previous letter: к
• Next letter: љ