transliterate, transcribe
(verb) rewrite in a different script; “The Sanskrit text had to be transliterated”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
transliterate (third-person singular simple present transliterates, present participle transliterating, simple past and past participle transliterated)
(transitive) To represent letters or words in the characters of another writing system.
Source: Wiktionary
Trans*lit"er*ate, v. t. Etym: [Pref. trans- + L. litera, littera letter.]
Definition: To express or represent in the characters of another alphabet; as, to transliterate Sanskrit words by means of English letters. A. J. Ellis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 October 2024
(noun) a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
