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transliterate
[ trans-lit-uh-reyt, tranz- ]
verb (used with object)
- to change (letters, words, etc.) into corresponding characters of another alphabet or language:
to transliterate the Greek Χ as ch.
transliterate
/ trænzˈlɪtəˌreɪt /
verb
- tr to transcribe (a word, etc, in one alphabet) into corresponding letters of another alphabet
the Greek word λογοσ can be transliterated as ``logos''
Derived Forms
- transˈliterˌator, noun
- ˌtransliterˈation, noun
Other Words From
- trans·lit·er·a·tion [trans-lit-, uh, -, rey, -sh, uh, n, tranz-], noun
- trans·lit·er·a·tor noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of transliterate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of transliterate1
Example Sentences
The city has asked translators to furnish names that are transliterated, a process that more closely approximates English pronunciations.
There’s a word in Japanese that transliterates to “komorebi” and refers to a phenomenon for which there is no single word in English: the quality of light as it filters through foliage.
She remembered seeing that her mother had transliterated the words in her score for Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess” into Chinese, so that she could pronounce them correctly.
In it, a verse by Grade in transliterated Yiddish alludes to both his affection and ambivalence.
We transcribed every handwritten name on the lists into a database, transliterating them from Arabic to English.
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