TRANSLITERATE


Meaning of TRANSLITERATE in English

■ verb write or print (a letter or word) using the closest corresponding letters of a different alphabet or language.

Derivatives

transliteration noun

transliterator noun

Origin

C19: from trans- + L. littera 'letter' + -ate 3 .

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.