transliteration

From trans- +‎ literation.

• IPA^(key): /ˌtɹænzlɪtəˈɹeɪʃən/

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• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

transliteration (countable and uncountable, plural transliterations)

1. (linguistics, translation studies) The act or product of transliterating, of representing letters or words in the characters of another alphabet or script.
   • 2018, James Lambert, “Anglo-Indian slang in dictionaries on historical principles”, in World Englishes, volume 37, page 251:

     This searching was facilitated by the author's knowledge of the vagaries of Anglo-Indian spelling and the numerous colonial-era transliteration systems used for loanwords from Indian languages.

2. (sign language) The act or product of rendering speech in sign language, or vice versa.

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• transliterate
• transliterator

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• pronunciation spelling / pronunciation respelling
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