cyrillization

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/ˌsɪɹɪlɪˈzeɪʃən/

noun

The transliteration of text into the Cyrillic alphabet.

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Meanings

cyrillization1

noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Cyrillization.

Cyrillization2

nounCyrillization (countable and uncountable, plural Cyrillizations)

plural Cyrillizations · alternative Cyrillicization · alternative Cyrillisation · alternative cyrillization

  1. countableuncountableThe transliteration of text into the Cyrillic alphabet.
  2. countableuncountableThe adoption of the Cyrillic alphabet for a language's writing system.

    As far as I know, Cyrillization of Yiddish was never suggested by anyone.

    1998, Avraham Greenbaum, “Yiddish Language Politics in the Ukraine, 1930-1936”, in Dov-Ber Kerler, editor, Politics of Yiddish: Studies in Language, Literature & Society, Rowman Altamira, →ISBN, page 25

Origin

From Cyrillic + -ization.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 西裡爾化 /西里尔化
  • 西裡爾化 /西里尔化 (xīlǐ'ěrhuà)putting text into the Cyrillic alphabet
Finnish kyrillisointi
  • kyrillisointiputting text into the Cyrillic alphabet
French cyrillisation
  • cyrillisationputting text into the Cyrillic alphabet
German Kyrillisierung
  • Kyrillisierungputting text into the Cyrillic alphabet
Greek μεταγραφή στο Κυριλλικό αλφάβητο
  • μεταγραφή στο Κυριλλικό αλφάβητο (metagrafí sto Kyrillikó alfávito)putting text into the Cyrillic alphabet
Italian cirillizzazione
  • cirillizzazioneputting text into the Cyrillic alphabet
Japanese キリル文字化
  • キリル文字化 (kiriru-mojika)putting text into the Cyrillic alphabet
Korean 키릴 문자 표기
  • 키릴 문자 표기 (kiril munja pyogi)putting text into the Cyrillic alphabet
Polish cyrylizacja
  • cyrylizacjaputting text into the Cyrillic alphabet
Portuguese cirilização
  • cirilizaçãoputting text into the Cyrillic alphabet
Russian кириллиза́ция
  • кириллиза́ция (kirillizácija)putting text into the Cyrillic alphabet
Spanish cirilización
  • cirilizaciónputting text into the Cyrillic alphabet
Turkish kirilizasyon, kirilleştirme
  • kirilizasyonputting text into the Cyrillic alphabet
  • kirilleştirmeputting text into the Cyrillic alphabet
Ukrainian кириліза́ція
  • кириліза́ція (kyrylizácija)putting text into the Cyrillic alphabet
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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