transliterate
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transliterate
- /tɹænzˈlɪtəɹeɪt/
Where it comes from
From Latin transliterātum, past participle of transliterō, from trans (“across”) + literō , from littera (“letter”).
verb transliterates · transliterating · transliterated
- To represent letters or words in the characters of another writing system. Everyone in Moscow uses the English term “face control,” though the phrase is often transliterated in print as “feis kontrol.”
Translations
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verb to represent letters or words in the characters of another alphabet or script
| Español | transliterar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 자역하다 jayeokhada, 음역하다 eumyeokhada |
| 日本語 | 字訳する jiyaku suru, 書き写す kakiutsusu |
| 中文 | （進行）轉寫 /（进行）转写, （進行）音譯 /（进行）音译 |
| Português | transliterar |
| Français | translittérer |
| Deutsch | transliterieren, umschreiben |
| Italiano | traslitterare |
| Русский | транслитери́ровать transliterírovatʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | chuyển tự, dịch âm, chuyển dịch |
Talk about this word "transliterate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/transliterate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. transliterate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/transliterate "transliterate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/transliterate.Cite this
@misc{transliterate_2026,
title = {transliterate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/transliterate},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
