(Л, л) is a letter of the
Cyrillic Alphabet . It is decended from the Greek letter
Lambda . It represents the (as in English "'''L'''ip") unless followed by a
Palatalizing vowel. Both the capital and lowercase printed El looks something like a hat with a curved left and a straight right. The letter is not to be confused with the capital printed
Pe , which has both left and right legs straight.
It is the thirteenth letter of the
Russian Alphabet .
