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- Dictionarytransliterate/trɑːnzˈlɪtəreɪt/
verb
- 1. write or print (a letter or word) using the closest corresponding letters of a different alphabet or script: "names from one language are often transliterated into another"
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: to represent or spell in the characters of another alphabet. transliteration. (ˌ)tran (t)s-ˌli-tə-ˈrā-shən. (ˌ)tranz- noun. Examples of transliterate in a Sentence. The Russian letter Я is usually transliterated in English as ya or ia.
verb [ T ] language specialized uk / trænzˈlɪt. ə r.eɪt / us / trænsˈlɪt̬.ə.reɪt / Add to word list. to write words using a different alphabet: On the road signs, the Greek place names have been transliterated into the Roman alphabet. Compare. transcribe. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Using other languages. Anglocentric.
Transliterate definition: to change (letters, words, etc.) into corresponding characters of another alphabet or language. See examples of TRANSLITERATE used in a sentence.
verb [ T ] language specialized us / trænsˈlɪt̬.ə.reɪt / uk / trænzˈlɪt. ə r.eɪt / Add to word list. to write words using a different alphabet: On the road signs, the Greek place names have been transliterated into the Roman alphabet. Compare. transcribe. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Using other languages. Anglocentric.
When you transliterate, you're simply changing the alphabet in which a word is written, so that it can be read or pronounced in a different language.
the act or process of writing words using a different alphabet: Their texts aimed to produce a phonetic transliteration of the dialect, using the main languages of the day. Transliteration helps people speak a language by showing the pronunciation in the language they understand. See. transliterate. Fewer examples.
to transcribe (a word, etc in one alphabet) into corresponding letters of another alphabet. the Greek word λóγος can be transliterated as 'logos'. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms.
Define transliterate. transliterate synonyms, transliterate pronunciation, transliterate translation, English dictionary definition of transliterate. tr.v. trans·lit·er·at·ed , trans·lit·er·at·ing , trans·lit·er·ates To represent in the corresponding characters of another alphabet. trans·lit′er·a′tion n....
Definition of transliterate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
t. e. Transliteration is a type of conversion of a text from one script to another that involves swapping letters (thus trans- + liter-) in predictable ways, such as Greek α → a , Cyrillic д → d , Greek χ → the digraph ch , Armenian ն → n or Latin æ → ae . [1]
