transliterating
|trans-lit-er-a-ting|
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/trænzˈlɪtəreɪtɪŋ/
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/trænsˈlɪtəreɪtɪŋ/
(transliterate)
move letters across scripts
Etymology
'transliterate' originates from Latin, specifically from the elements 'trans-' meaning 'across' and 'littera' meaning 'letter'.
'transliterate' entered English via Late Latin/Medieval Latin (e.g. 'transliterare' / 'translitterare') and developed into the modern English verb 'transliterate'.
Initially it meant 'to carry letters across (into another alphabet)', and over time it has kept that sense of representing text of one script in the characters of another (rather than translating meaning).
Meanings by Part of Speech
Verb 1
present participle of 'transliterate': to represent or write the letters or characters of one writing system in the characters of another, usually preserving pronunciation rather than meaning.
They are transliterating the Russian names into Latin letters for the database.
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Last updated: 2025/09/01 07:57