transliterating

Variant of transliterate

transliterate definition

trans·lit·er·ate (trans lit′ər āt′, tranz-)

transitive verb transliterated -·at′ed, transliterating -·at′·ing

to write or spell (words, letters, etc.) in corresponding characters of another alphabet

Etymology: < trans- + L litera, littera, letter + -ate

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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