romanization
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romanization¹
noun romanizations
- Alternative letter-case form of Romanization
Romanization²
- /ˌɹəʊmənaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- /ˌɹəʊmənɪˈzeɪʃən/
Rhymes with -eɪʃən
Where it comes from
From romanize + -ation.
noun Romanizations · romanization · Romanisation · romanisation
- The act or process of putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet, by means such as transliteration and transcription.
- An instance (a string) of text transliterated or transcribed from another alphabet into the Latin alphabet. As an alternate name for Sakyamuni, Kircher gave "Omyto", which is a romanization of A-mi-to-fu, whom Kircher stated was commonly called "Amida", i.e., the Japanese pronunciation.
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noun putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet
| Español | romanización |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 로마자화 romajahwa, 로마자 romaja |
| 日本語 | ラテン文字化 Raten mojika, ローマ字化 rōmajika, ローマ字綴り rōmaji tsuzuri |
| 中文 | 羅馬化 /罗马化 luómǎhuà, 拉丁化 lādīnghuà, 拼音 pīnyīn, 羅馬字 /罗马字 luómǎzì |
| हिन्दी | रोमनीकरण romanīkaraṇ |
| Português | romanização |
| Français | transcription en caractères romains, romanisation |
| Deutsch | Romanisierung |
| Italiano | romanizzazione |
| Română | romanizare |
| Русский | латиниза́ция latinizácija, романиза́ция romanizácija |
| العربية | رَوْمَنَة rawmana, نَقْحَرَة naqḥara, كَرْشَنَة karšana, لَاتِينِيَّة lātīniyya |
| עברית | רומניזציה |
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