Lasi (letter)

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.^[1]

Writing systemGeorgian script

TypeAlphabetic

Language of originGeorgian language

Sound values[ɫ] (before back vowels)
[l] (before front vowels)

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Lasi
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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In the system of Georgian numerals, it has a value of 30.^[2] 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.^[3]