back-transliteration

noun

The process of transliterating a transliteration back into the original script.

Meanings

nounback-transliteration (countable and uncountable, plural back-transliterations)

plural back-transliterations

  1. uncountablehuman sciencesThe process of transliterating a transliteration back into the original script.
  2. countablehuman sciencesA text formed through such a process.

Origin

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 反音譯文本 /反音译文本, 反音譯 /反音译
  • 反音譯文本 /反音译文本 (fǎnyīnyì wénběn)text
  • 反音譯 /反音译 (fǎnyīnyì)process
Finnish takaisin translitteroitu teksti, takaisin translitterointi
  • takaisin translitteroitu tekstitext
  • takaisin translitterointiprocess
French translittération inverse, translittération inverse
  • translittération inversetext
  • translittération inverseprocess
German Rückumschrift, Rückumschrift
  • Rückumschrifttext
  • Rückumschriftprocess
Polish transliteracja wteczna, transliteracja wteczna
  • transliteracja wtecznatext
  • transliteracja wtecznaprocess
Russian обра́тно транслитери́рованный текст, обра́тная транслитера́ция
  • обра́тно транслитери́рованный текст (obrátno transliterírovannyj tekst)text
  • обра́тная транслитера́ция (obrátnaja transliterácija)process
Swedish text som har translittererats tillbaka, translitterering tillbaka
  • text som har translittererats tillbakatext
  • translitterering tillbakaprocess
Cite this entry
APA

back-transliteration. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back-transliteration

MLA

“back-transliteration.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back-transliteration. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “back-transliteration,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back-transliteration.

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