Lasi, or Las (Asomtavruli: ; Nuskhuri: ; Mkhedruli: ლ or ჺ; Mtavruli: Ლ ) is the 12th letter of the three Georgian scripts.Machavariani, p. 136
In the system of Georgian numerals, it has a value of 30.Mchedlidze, (2) p. 40 Lasi commonly represents the voiced velarized alveolar approximant /ɫ/Aronson, Howard Isaac. Georgian: A Reading Grammar. — Columbus, OH : Slavica Publishers, 1990. — p. 18. — ISBN 978-0-89357-207-5 before back vowels, like the pronunciation of in "feel", and the alveolar lateral approximant before front vowels, like the pronunciation of 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).
Letter asomtavruli nuskhuri mkhedruli mtavruli standard alternative Three-dimensional asomtavrulinuskhurimkhedruli
Stroke order asomtavruliMchedlidze, I, p. 105nuskhuriMchedlidze, I, p. 107mkhedruliMchedlidze, I, p. 110
Computer encodings
Braille mkhedruliUNESCO, World Braille Usage, Third Edition, Washington, D.C. p. 45
Use
Mkhedruli ლ is a currency symbol for Georgian lari. Sometimes, the ₾ sign is used.
See also Latin letter L Cyrillic letter El Lari sign
References
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