Main Entry: trans·lit·er·ate

Pronunciation: \tran(t)s-ˈli-tə-ˌrāt, tranz-\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): trans·lit·er·at·ed; trans·lit·er·at·ing

Etymology: trans- + Latin littera letter

Date: 1861

: to represent or spell in the characters of another alphabet

— trans·lit·er·a·tion \(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˌli-tə-ˈrā-shən, (ˌ)tranz-\ noun