From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtransliteratetrans‧lit‧e‧rate /trænzˈlɪtəreɪt $ træns-/ verb [transitive] SLLto write a word, sentence etc in the alphabet of a different language or writing system —transliteration /trænzˌlɪtəˈreɪʃən $ træns-/ noun [countable, uncountable]→ See Verb tableOrigin transliterate (1800-1900) trans- + Latin littera “letter”
