How do you pronounce transliteration?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˌtɹænzlɪtəˈɹeɪʃən/.

transliteration

/ˌtɹænzlɪtəˈɹeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables: translit-er-a-tion
IPA: /ˌtɹænzlɪtəˈɹeɪʃən/

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Meaning

noun

The act or product of transliterating, of representing letters or words in the characters of another alphabet or script.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act or product of rendering speech in sign language, or vice versa.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This searching was facilitated by the author's knowledge of the vagaries of Anglo-Indian spelling and the numerous colonial-era transliteration systems used for loanwords from Indian languages."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- English literation English transliteration From trans- + literation.

Usage

Inflected Forms

transliterations (plural)

Derived Forms

mistransliteration retransliteration

Phrases

back-transliteration pronunciation spelling pronunciation respelling Wiktionary:Transliteration and romanization

Frequently Paired Words

transliterate transliterator transletteration transcription Romanization pronunciation spelling pronunciation respelling Wiktionary:Transliteration and romanization

Rhymes With

information education situation population station association administration operation organization head station nation location