Word Study
transliterate
CIDE DICTIONARY
transliterate, v. t. [Pref. trans- + L. litera, littera letter.].
To express or represent in the characters of another alphabet; as, to transliterate Sanskrit words by means of English letters. A. J. Ellis. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
transliterate, v.tr. represent (a word etc.) in the closest corresponding letters of a different alphabet or language.
Derivative
transliteration n. transliterator n.
Etymology
TRANS- + L littera letter
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