transcription, транскрипция: [ ȯr-ˈthä-grə-fē ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English ortografie, from Anglo-French, from Latin orthographia, from Greek, from orth- + graphein to write — more at carve
Date: 15th century
1.
a. : the art of writing words with the proper letters according to standard usage
b. : the representation of the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
2. : a part of language study that deals with letters and spelling