Lasi (letter)
12th letter of the three Georgian scripts
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).
01Letter
| asomtavruli | nuskhuri | mkhedruli | mtavruli | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| standard | alternative | |||
Three-dimensional
| asomtavruli | nuskhuri | mkhedruli |
|---|---|---|
Stroke order
| asomtavruli | nuskhuri | mkhedruli |
|---|---|---|
02Computer encodings
| Preview | Ⴊ | ⴊ | ლ | Ლ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unicode name | GEORGIAN CAPITAL LETTER LAS | GEORGIAN SMALL LETTER LAS | GEORGIAN LETTER LAS | GEORGIAN MTAVRULI CAPITAL LETTER LAS | ||||
| Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex |
| Unicode | 4266 | U+10AA | 11530 | U+2D0A | 4314 | U+10DA | 7322 | U+1C9A |
| UTF-8 | 225 130 170 | E1 82 AA | 226 180 138 | E2 B4 8A | 225 131 154 | E1 83 9A | 225 178 154 | E1 B2 9A |
| Numeric character reference | Ⴊ | Ⴊ | ⴊ | ⴊ | ლ | ლ | Ლ | Ლ |
03Use
- Mkhedruli ლ is a currency symbol for Georgian lari. Sometimes, the ₾ sign is used.
Sources and credits
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- Mkhedruli l.svg by Created by გიგა., Public domain
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