transliterating
present participle oftransliterate
transliterate
verb[T]
languagespecializeduk/trænzˈlɪt.ər.eɪt/us/trænsˈlɪt̬.ə.reɪt/to write words using a differentalphabet:
On theroadsigns, theGreekplacenameshave been transliteratedintotheRomanalphabet.
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transcribe
Using other languages
- Anglocentric
- Anglocentrism
- anglophone
- bilingualism
- biliterate
- code switch
- encode
- lingo
- linguist
- native
- native speaker
- non-native speaker
- non-speaker
- pinyin
- render
- signer
- speaker
- speaking
- translation
- translator
Examplesoftransliterating
transliterating
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
A single individual may try several ways oftransliteratinghis or her name, producing even greater inconsistency.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A system fortransliteratingforeign orthographies was published in 1940.
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