back-transliterate

verb

To transliterate a transliteration back into the original script.

Meanings

verbback-transliterate (third-person singular simple present back-transliterates, present participle back-transliterating, simple past and past participle back-transliterated)

present singular third person back-transliterates · participle present back-transliterating · participle past back-transliterated · past back-transliterated

  1. human sciencesTo transliterate a transliteration back into the original script.

Origin

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 反音譯 /反音译
  • 反音譯 /反音译 (fǎnyīnyì)to translate back to original language
Finnish translitteroida takaisin
  • translitteroida takaisinto translate back to original language
German rücktransliterieren
  • rücktransliterierento translate back to original language
Polish transliterować wstecznie
  • transliterować wstecznieto translate back to original language
Russian транслитери́ровать обра́тно
  • транслитери́ровать обра́тно (transliterírovatʹ obrátno)to translate back to original language
Swedish translitterera tillbaka
  • translitterera tillbakato translate back to original language
Cite this entry
APA

back-transliterate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back-transliterate

MLA

“back-transliterate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back-transliterate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “back-transliterate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back-transliterate.

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