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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestranslittération
Pronunciation / Transliteration: trãzliteʁasjɔ̃
"La translittération des noms russes en français suit des règles précises."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The representation or spelling of a word or text using the alphabet or writing system of a different language.
"Accurate transliteration of Cyrillic names is essential for international documentation." - 2
The result of translocating characters from one script to a corresponding script based on phonetic or orthographic equivalence.
"The map provides both the local script and the English transliteration for every station."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin prefix trans- (across) combined with Latin littera (letter), entering English in the mid-19th century. It evolved to describe the systematic process of spelling words from one writing system in the characters of another.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Transliteration" is said worldwide
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translittération
Transliteration: trãzliteʁasjɔ̃
"La translittération des noms russes en français suit des règles précises."
Transliteration
Transliteration: tʁanslitɛʁaˈtsioːn
"Die Transliteration erleichtert das Lesen fremder Alphabete."
traslitterazione
Transliteration: traslitterazjoːne
"La traslitterazione dall'arabo richiede uno standard rigoroso."
transliteración
Transliteration: tɾansliteraˈsjon
"La transliteración del alfabeto griego al latino es muy directa."
transliteração
Transliteration: tɾɐ̃sliteɾaˈsɐ̃w
"A transliteração de caracteres chineses ajuda os estudantes."
लिप्यांतरण
Transliteration: lipyantaran
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"विदेशी नामों का लिप्यंतरण करना आवश्यक है।"
音译
Transliteration: yīnyì
Script: 中文汉字
"这个词汇的音译在不同地区有所不同。"
음역
Transliteration: eumyeok
Script: 한국어 한글
"외래어 표기는 정확한 음역을 바탕으로 합니다."
翻字
Transliteration: hānji
Script: 日本語
"古代文字の翻字には専門的な知識が必要です。"
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