SL

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sl"

Translingual

Symbol

SL

1. (international standards) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code for Sierra Leone.

   Synonym: SLE (alpha-3)

English

Adjective

SL (not comparable)

1. (citations) sine loco (without place [of publication])
2. (medicine) Initialism of sublingual.
3. (in gay personal ads) Initialism of straight-looking.

See also

(citations):

• s.a.
• s.l.a.n.

• s.l.

Noun

SL (countable and uncountable, plural SLs)

2. (translation studies) Initialism of source language.

   Antonym: TL

3. (on Muslim forums) Initialism of sharia law.
4. (law, historical, used postnominally) Initialism of serjeant-at-law.
5. (knitting) slip
   • 2010, Julie Turjoman, Brave New Knits, page 49:

     Work sleeve, sl raglan marker, work in ribbing as est to cable marker

6. (nautical, maritime) Initialism of steam launch.

   Synonyms: S.L., S. L.

   Coordinate terms: (steam) SS, SB, PS, TS

   Coordinate term: (launch) ML

7. (logic) Initialism of sentential logic.

Proper noun

SL

1. (politics) Initialism of Sendero Luminoso.
2. Abbreviation of Scotland: a constituent country of the United Kingdom.
3. Initialism of Swan Lake.
4. (Internet) Initialism of Second Life.

Anagrams

• L&S, L's, L.S., LS, Ls, l's, ls

Chinese

Etymology

From English save and load.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): áisi'áilou

  (Zhuyin): ㄞˊ ˙ㄙ ㄞˊ ˙ㄌㄡ

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: áisi'áilou
    • Zhuyin: ㄞˊ ˙ㄙ ㄞˊ ˙ㄌㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: áisi̊h-áilo̊u
    • Wade–Giles: ai²-ssŭ⁵-ai²-lou⁵
    • Yale: ái-sz-ái-lou
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: air.syair.lou
    • Palladius: айсыайлоу (ajsyajlou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯³⁵ sɹ̩³ ˀaɪ̯³⁵ loʊ̯³/

Verb

SL

1. (slang, video games) to savescum

Japanese

Etymology

From English steam locomotive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [e̞sɨe̞ɾɯ̟]
• (Tokyo) エスエル [èsúéꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [3])

Noun

SL(エスエル) • (esueru) 

1. (rail transport) synonym of 蒸気機関車 (jōki kikansha, “steam locomotive”)

Spanish

Proper noun

SL ?

1. initialism of San Luis Potosí: a state of Mexico

Swedish

Proper noun

SL ? (genitive SL:s)

1. abbreviation of Storstockholms Lokaltrafik