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A lezh, for a voiced lateral fricative.
Also known as: ɮ, Lezh, L-ezh ligature
In the International Phonetic Alphabet this letter denotes a voiced alveolar lateral fricative, the voiced counterpart of the Welsh double-l sound. It occurs in Zulu and several languages of the Caucasus.
Denotes a voiced alveolar lateral fricative, articulated as for the voiceless lateral fricative but with voicing.
Contexts: Language and transcription
Occurs in Zulu, Mongolian and languages of the Caucasus, and is considerably rarer across the world's languages than its voiceless counterpart.
Contexts: Language and transcription
A letter l joined to an ezh, the tall stroke running into a curve that descends below the writing line.