transliterates

Changes writing systems

Transliterates means to convert text from one writing system to another, representing the sounds of the original in different characters.

When you transliterate Russian Cyrillic into Roman letters, Москва becomes Moskva.

Unlike translation, which conveys meaning, transliteration conveys pronunciation: The app transliterates Japanese names into English letters.

scripts

romanization

Script-to-alphabet conversion process

hiraganaJapanese phonetic alphabet
katakanaJapanese phonetic writing system
pinyinChinese-to-alphabet conversion system

kanji · cuneiform

accuracy

fidelity

Loyalty or exactness

faithfulnessDevoted loyalty maintained
precisionAccuracy of measurement
exactnessCorrectness in every detail

correctness · consistency · literalness · meticulousness · rigor · verisimilitude · authenticity · specificity · reliability · carefulness

process

conversion

Act of changing states

renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
representationDepiction or likeness
encodingConverting data to format

mapping · transcription · transformation · standardization · systematization · respelling · latinization · romanizing

phonetics

pronunciation

Manner of speaking words

phonemesMinimal sound distinctions
articulationClear vocal expression
soundsAudible vibrations

vowels · consonants · syllables · diacritics · stress · accent · tone · aspiration · allophone · IPA

Opposites

linguistic conversion method

transliteratestranslates

Converts between languages

interprets · paraphrases · transcribes · glosses · localizes

textual transformation

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Family

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