Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scanlation

/skænˈleɪ.ʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
scan-la-tion
IPA
/skænˈleɪ.ʃən/
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act or process of scanning and translating foreign-language comics (especially Japanese manga, Chinese manhua, or Korean manhwa) into another language, typically for free distribution over the Internet.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A comic that has been scanned, translated; the product of a scanlation.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Italic *skandō Latin scandōbor. Middle English scanden Middle English scanne English scan 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 trāns- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin trānsferō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin trānslātiōbor. Anglo-Norman translaciounbor. Middle English translacioun English translation English scanlation From scan + translation.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /skænˈleɪ.ʃən/
  • British English: /skænˈleɪ.ʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

scanlations (plural) scanslation (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

scanlate scanlator fandub fanslation fansub

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce scanlation?
The recorded pronunciation is /skænˈleɪ.ʃən/.
What does scanlation mean?
The act or process of scanning and translating foreign-language comics (especially Japanese manga, Chinese manhua, or Korean manhwa) into another language, typically for free distribution over the Internet.
Where does scanlation come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Italic *skandō Latin scandōbor. Middle English scanden Middle English scanne English scan 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 trāns- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin trānsferō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin trānslātiōbor. Anglo-Norman translaciounbor. Middle English translacioun English translation English scanlation From scan + translation.

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