Lasi (letter)

Lasi (asomtavruli Ⴊ, nuskhuri ⴊ, 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 /l/, like the pronunciation of ⟨l⟩ in "lord".

Letter

asomtavruli	nuskhuri	mkhedruli

Stroke order

asomtavruli^[3]

nuskhuri^[4]

mkhedruli^[5]

Computer encodings

asomtavruli	nuskhuri	mkhedruli
U+10AA[6]	U+2D0A[7]	U+10DA[6]

Braille

mkhedruli[8]

Use

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

See also

• Latin letter L

References

1. Machavariani, p. 136
2. Mchedlidze, (2) p. 40
3. Mchedlidze, I, p. 105
4. Mchedlidze, I, p. 107
5. Mchedlidze, I, p. 110
6. Unicode (1)
7. Unicode (2)
8. UNESCO, World Braille Usage, Third Edition, Washington, D.C. p. 45

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