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back-transliterate

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To transliterate a transliteration back into the original script.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, translation-studies

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History

Etymology

From back- + transliterate.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 反音譯 /反音译 (fǎnyīnyì) — to translate back to original language
  • Finnish: translitteroida takaisin — to translate back to original language
  • German: rücktransliterieren — to translate back to original language
  • Polish: transliterować wstecznie — to translate back to original language
  • Russian: транслитери́ровать обра́тно (transliterírovatʹ obrátno) — to translate back to original language
  • Swedish: translitterera tillbaka — to translate back to original language