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Appendix:Variations of "l" l ㄴ ℓ auto Ⅼ Ｌ 𝕷 𜳡 Translingual Etymology From the mul ett - letter ett 𐌋 el, from the mul grc - letter grc Λ lambda, derived from the mul phn - letter phn 𐤋 lamed, from the mul egy - hieroglyph egy 𓌅. Letter mul mul letter 12 See also Numeral Roman numeral fifty (50) mul ordinal numbers the fiftieth (50th) Symbol mul Q11582 mul measurement SI litre, liter. mul amino acid IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation leucine mul set theory Constructible universe mul computer science Deterministic logarithmic space mul physics inductance mul astronomy physics measurement cgs lambert mul linguistics low tone mul linguistics A wildcard for a lateral or liquid consonant. mul Voice Quality Symbols position of the larynx (modified for raised, lowered) mul usually clothing large the manufactured size mul XXS XS S M XL XLT XXL XXXL The symbol in bases higher than twenty-one for the number expressed as mul 21 in decimal. mul license plate codes Luxembourg Synonyms liter, litre mul l, mul ℒ, mul ℓ Roman numeral mul ↆ obsolete Gallery See also L Lima ·–·· ⠇ mul Size Category:Roman numerals English Pronunciation name of letter en /ɛl/ en ɛl 1 phoneme en /l/ main allophones en [l] [ɫ] en En-us-L.ogg US en en-uk-l.ogg UK en el ell El Elle -elle Etymology 1 Letter en en letter 12 el See also Number en en ordinal 12 el Etymology 2 Abbreviation. Noun ~ en sport en sports en losses statistic. en W wins T ties D draws en loss en countable slang en loss. en W<t:win> en to take the L en Internet slang by extension A fail. en Q1601555 en el elevated train. en 1925-02-21 Co-operation cartoon w:The New Yorker 2 PLEASE! HELP US KEEP THE "L" AND SUBWAY CLEAN en US politics en Libertarian. en left. en Latin. en usually clothing en large the manufactured size or an item of that size. en XXS XS S M XL XLT XXL XXXL en lira. en lobby. en low pressure front. en en textiles en ligne. en lesbian. en 23 Apr 83 Gay Community News 14 Classified advertisement L wntd to share spacious JP apt w/veget non-smkng indep quiet L, dog, cat. en slang Two cigarette papers laid perpendicularly on each other when making a joint. Derived terms sports OTL loss take the L other L-1, L-complex, L-xylulokinase, L-antithrombin, L-basing, L-pop, en L in the chat, en L-head, en L game, L-shell, L-value, McIlwain L-parameter, blazar, CVL, lvalue See also sports T, W, OTW Adjective - en usually clothing en large of the manufactured size. en XXS XS S M XL XXL en left. en linguistics en low variety of a language with limited prestige and official acceptance. an L variety en bad en slang Bad, subpar, of inferior quality (en loser 1). (Compare noun en sport and en loss.) en W excellent, top-notch en Fifty Twelve Baseball Size Afar Letter aa aa letter 16 See also Afrikaans Pronunciation letter name af /ɛl/ Letter af af letter 12 See also Noun L's L'etjie L Azerbaijani Pronunciation phoneme az [l] [lˠ] letter name az [leː] [lˠɯː] Letter az az letter 18 See also Basque Pronunciation raw:/l/<q:phoneme>,raw:/ʎ/ Letter eu eu letter 12 ele See also Further reading Catalan Pronunciation éla éle,él Letter ca ca letter 12 ela ele el See also Central Franconian Etymology /l/ is from West Germanic gmw-pro *l. Pronunciation gmw-cfr /l/ Letter gmw-cfr gmw-cfr letter German-based gmw-cfr letter Dutch-based Usage notes 2 Doubling of L In the German-based spelling, l is doubled after short vowels except in certain function words and when the letter is followed by another consonant within the word stem. In the Dutch-based spelling, l is doubled after short vowels if the syllable were otherwise open. Central Mazahua Pronunciation maz /l/ Letter maz maz letter See also Chinese Etymology 1 yue 撚. Pronunciation eu1,e1 lou4,eu1 lou4 n Noun zh noun zh Hong Kong Cantonese euphemistic zh 撚 lan2 Derived terms zh WLTF Etymology 2 Pronunciation lit1 cl Classifier zh classifier zh Cantonese litre zh lit Synonyms 公升 Etymology 3 Pronunciation 1 áilou,ếle eu1,e1 lou4 ê5 le7 sh:1er letters Letter zh zh letter 12 the Latin alphabet as used in Chinese Pronunciation 2 lē,,1nb=common,2nb=official letters Letter zh zh letter 12 Pinyin Usage notes The official pronunciation defined in 《汉语拼音方案》, ㄝㄌ (ê̄l), is not a valid syllable in Pinyin. Chipewyan Pronunciation chp /ɮ/ Letter chp chp letter Danish Noun da noun da chess da løber bishop Dutch Pronunciation letter name nl /ɛl/ nl Nl-L.ogg Letter nl the twelfth letter of the Dutch alphabet Noun nl noun nl chess nl loper bishop en nl 2023 Laws of Chess https://rcc.fide.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20230101Laws-of-Chess.pdf 2022 21 w:FIDE For the abbreviation of the name of the pieces, each player is free to use the name which is commonly used in his/her country. Examples: F = fou (French for bishop), L = loper (Dutch for bishop). In printed periodicals, the use of figurines is recommended. on https://web.archive.org/web/20250316122506/https://rcc.fide.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20230101Laws-of-Chess.pdf 16 March 2025 14 June 2025 See also Previous: K Next: M Elfdalian Alternative forms ovd ᛚ L Dalecarlian runes Letter ovd ovd letter 15 Esperanto Pronunciation See eo l. Letter eo eo letter 15 lo See also Further reading l lo Estonian et: Letter et et letter 12 ell See also Finnish Etymology Letter fi fi letter 12 äl el Derived terms fi compounds L-rauta L-teräs See also Noun fi laudatur Adjective fi laktoositon lactose-free e.g. in restaurant menus Usage notes The abbreviations fi G, fi L, fi VL and fi M 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. French Pronunciation fr LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-L.wav <<France>> (<<Vosges>>) Letter fr fr letter 12 See also Galician Noun gl noun m gl leste east gl E German Etymology 1 de Pronunciation de /ʔɛl/ de De-L.OGG Letter de de letter 12 See also Noun n,-,-:s en L Declension n,-,-:s Etymology 2 Abbreviation. Noun de noun m de Liter de chess de Läufer bishop de Übersetzung der FIDE-Schachregeln gültig ab 1. Januar 2023 https://rcc.fide.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/FIDE-Regeln-2023-Final-DEU.pdf 2023-04 25 w:FIDE 1.e4 e5 2.Sf3 Sf6 3.d4 exd4 4.e5 Se4 5.Dxd4 d5 6.exd6 e.p. Sxd6 7.Lg5 Sc6 8.De3 + Le7 9.Sbd2 0-0 10.0-0-0 Te8 11.Kb1 (=) https://web.archive.org/web/20250815172721/https://rcc.fide.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/FIDE-Regeln-2023-Final-DEU.pdf Further reading Hawaiian Alternative forms haw lā letter name Pronunciation letter name lā Letter haw haw letter 8 See also Hungarian Pronunciation phoneme letter name ell Letter hu hu letter 19 ell Declension L-e e lL- j jei See also Icelandic Pronunciation ell:<qq:letter name> Letter is is letter 15 See also Ido Pronunciation io /l/ Letter io io letter 12 See also Indonesian Pronunciation letter name id /ɛl/ phoneme id /l/ Etymology 1 Letter id id letter 12 See also Etymology 2 Abbreviation. Noun id noun id laki-laki id P Irish Letter ga ga letter 10 See also Isoko Letter iso iso letter 18 References E. O. Agbada et al, Vbuhrẹ Ụmụ́bọrá Isoko (Teach Yourself Isoko), first published 2008, revised edition 2017, page 8, 10 Onyerioma Isaac Itegolor, Isoko Wha Dooo...! Book 2 (Operation Speak Your Language), Revised Standard Edition (2015), page 1 Joe Okedi, Abidi Isoko Na Kpobi, 2020 Italian it: Pronunciation èlle<pre:letter name> l<pre:phonemic realization> Letter it it letter 10 elle See also Italian alphabet Japanese Etymology From the initial letter of ja en large, en litre, and en left. Pronunciation エル 1 Noun エル large size ja S esu M emu ja リットル rittoru litre left ja terms written in foreign scripts ja Directions Size Units of measure Kankanaey Etymology kne tl L. Letter pronunciation is influenced by kne en L. Pronunciation el<a:letter name> l<a:phoneme> Letter letter kne letter 12 el See also References 10-11 Kashubian Etymology Letter csb csb letter 16 See also Khiamniungan Naga Etymology Pronunciation kix /lə³³/ Letter kix kix Patsho kix letter 9 See also Pronunciation guide Latin Letter la la letter representing the sound /l/ Symbol la numeral symbol A digit mul 50 in the decimal Roman numeral system. Derived terms XL LX See also Latvian lv: Etymology Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by K. Mīlenbahs, which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in German Fraktur, and sporadically in Cyrillic. Pronunciation l lv lv-riga-l.ogg Letter class=skin-invert-image|thumb|200px|L lv lv letter 18 el See also Luxembourgish Letter lb lb letter 12 See also Noun m L-en L the letter en L Further reading Malay ms: Pronunciation ms [ɛl] Name of letter ms [l] Phoneme Letter ms ms letter 12 See also Maltese Letter mt mt letter 16 See also Navajo Letter nv nv letter See also Norwegian Bokmål Letter nb nb letter 12 See also Noun L- the letter en L References “L – bokstav” in no Store norske leksikon. Norwegian Nynorsk Letter nn nn letter 12 See also Noun L- the letter en L References Nupe Pronunciation phoneme nup /l/ Letter nup nup letter 15 See also Nuxalk Pronunciation phoneme blc /l/ Letter blc blc letter 12 See also Old English Pronunciation ang /l/ Letter ang ang letter Oromo Pronunciation la la om Om-l.ogg Letter om om letter 12 Polish Etymology pl letter Pronunciation el - - LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf-L.wav Letter pl pl letter 15 el See also Portuguese Letter pt pt letter 12 See also Romani Pronunciation rom /l/ Letter rom rom International Standard rom letter 16 rom Pan-Vlax rom letter 17 See also Romanian Pronunciation ro /l/ Letter ro ro letter 15 el le lî See also Saanich Pronunciation str /l/ /lʼ/ Letter str nocase str letter 18 See also Sarikoli Pronunciation Letter srh srh letter 18 See also Scottish Gaelic Letter gd gd letter 10 I M ; traditionally named gd luis rowan See also Silesian Etymology Letter szl szl letter 14 See also Skolt Sami Pronunciation phoneme sms /l/ Letter sms sms letter 20 See also Slovene sl: Letter sl sl letter 13 sl letter 19 Resian sl letter 14 Natisone Valley dialect Somali Pronunciation phoneme so /l/ letter name so /læːn/ Letter so so letter 17 laan K M Usage notes The Somali alphabet follows the Arabic abjad order. See also Spanish Letter es es letter 12 Swedish Letter sv sv letter 12 See also Tagalog Etymology tl es L. Each pronunciation has a different source: Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by tl en L. Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character tl la. Abecedario pronunciation is from tl es L. Pronunciation él<qq:letter name, Filipino alphabet> lá<qq:letter name, Abakada alphabet> ele<qq:letter name, Abecedario> +<qq:phoneme> Letter tl 12 el fil 9 la abak tl historical 13 ele abec See also tl LL Further reading Turkish Letter tr tr letter 15 le See also Vietnamese Pronunciation e-lờ lờ cao lờ Letter vi vi letter 14 e-lờ lờ cao lờ See also Welsh Pronunciation cy /ɛl/ standard cy /l/ informal Letter cy cy letter 15 el It is preceded by cy J and followed by cy Ll. See also Mutation L cannot be mutated in Welsh. Further reading Yoruba Pronunciation phoneme yo /l/ letter name yo /lí/ Letter yo yo letter 13 lí See also Zulu Letter zu zu letter 12 See also