Lasi (letter)
| Lasi | |
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| Ⴊ ⴊ ლ Ლ | |
| Usage | |
| Writing system | Georgian script |
| Type | Alphabetic |
| Language of origin | Georgian language |
| Sound values | [ɫ] (before back vowels) [l] (before front vowels) |
| In Unicode | U+10AA, U+2D0A, U+10DA, U+1C9A |
| Alphabetical position | 12 |
| History | |
| Time period | c. 430 to present |
| Transliterations | L |
| Other | |
| Associated numbers | 30 |
| Writing direction | Left-to-right |
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Lasi, or Las (Asomtavruli: Ⴊ; Nuskhuri: ⴊ; Mkhedruli: ლ or ჺ; Mtavruli: Ლ Georgian: ლასი, ლას) is the 12th letter of the three Georgian scripts.
In the system of Georgian numerals, it has a value of 30. Lasi commonly represents the voiced velarized alveolar approximant /ɫ/ before back vowels, like the pronunciation of ⟨l⟩ in "feel", and the alveolar lateral approximant /l/ before front vowels, like the pronunciation of ⟨l⟩ in "lord". It is typically romanized with the letter L.
The mkhedruli form has become popular as an emoticon in the Western world due to its resemblance to a paw, hand or fist and as part of an emoticon, is often rendered as: ლ(╹◡╹ლ).