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transliteration

transliteration

1 7.0
Writing words from one alphabet using letters of another alphabet
  • noun
  • /ˌtrænzlɪˈteɪʃən/
  • Specialized
: transliteración
  • In Roman transliteration, this convention is not observed.

And the word here is just a transliteration of cognitciones, right?

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Examples

  • Because these languages are written in a different script, the titles require transliteration into Roman alphabet script.

    Academic text (2014)
  • I have simplified standard IJMES transliteration from Arabic to English.

    Academic text (2009)
  • "Jesus" is usually preferred in the New Testament because it is a transliteration of the Greek "Iesous."

    Blog text (2)
  • The next two lines show the target in simulated braille and its transliteration.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The article uses Ukrainian transliterations where appropriate, with the more common Russian usage given in parentheses (except in the case of Kiev).

    Academic text (1995)
  • But we must also consider that when the Justinianic Codex referred to the patriarch of Constantinople, it employed a transliteration of the Greek: oecumenicus.

    Academic text (2009)
  • The Vai inscription on the metal band of this prestige horn is a transliteration of a spoken language, possibly Mende or Kissi.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Since there is, as yet, no standard transliteration for Afaan Oromo, and many variations exist, the spellings used were chosen by my primary research collaborator and me for the most accurate pronunciation for American English speakers.

    Academic text (2009)
  • Kudo details problems in the transliteration of Japanese characters due to conflicting policies regarding the Modified Hepburn Romanization system, which result in inconsistencies in the recording of specific sounds and syllables.

    Academic text (2014)
  • "Jesus" is usually preferred in the New Testament because it is a transliteration of the Greek "Iesous."

How Exact

transliteration
  • Specialized
1 7.0
transcription
14 3.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

transliteration = transliterate (transparent) = trans + literate + ion

Formed by adding the noun-forming suffix '-ion' to 'transliterate'; the meaning 'the process of transliterating' is directly derived.

Etymology

Transliteration comes from the parts trans- 'across' and littera 'letter'. So a transliteration is like 'moving letters across' alphabets: you write the letters of one script with the letters of another so people can read or say the words without changing their meaning.