Lasi (letter) explained

Lasi (asomtavruli, nuskhuri, mkhedruli ლ, mtavruli Ლ) is the 12th letter of the three Georgian scripts.^[1]

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

Lasi commonly represents the alveolar lateral approximant pronounced as //l//, like the pronunciation of in "lord".

Letter

Stroke order

Use

• Mkhedruli ლ is a currency symbol for Georgian lari. Sometimes, the ₾ sign is used.

See also

• Latin letter L

Bibliography

• Mchedlidze, T. (1) The restored Georgian alphabet, Fulda, Germany, 2013
• Mchedlidze, T. (2) The Georgian script; Dictionary and guide, Fulda, Germany, 2013
• Machavariani, E. Georgian manuscripts, Tbilisi, 2011
• The Unicode Standard, Version 6.3, (1) Georgian, 1991-2013
• The Unicode Standard, Version 6.3, (2) Georgian Supplement, 1991-2013

Notes and References

1. Machavariani, p. 136
2. Mchedlidze, (2) p. 40
3. Unicode (1)
4. Unicode (2)
5. UNESCO, World Braille Usage, Third Edition, Washington, D.C. p. 45