transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈtäk-sən ]
noun
Etymology: Middle French toquassen, from Old Occitan tocasenh, from tocar to touch, ring a bell (from Vulgar Latin * toccare ) + senh sign, bell, from Medieval Latin & Latin signum; Medieval Latin, bell, from Late Latin, ringing of a bell, from Latin, mark, sign — more at touch , sign
Date: 1586
1. : an alarm bell or the ringing of it
2. : a warning signal