trans‧lit‧e‧rate /trænzˈlɪtəreɪt $ træns-/ 
 verb [transitive][
Date: 1800-1900; 
Origin: trans- + Latin littera 'letter']
 to write a word, sentence etc in the alphabet of a different language or writing system
—transliteration /trænzˌlɪtəˈreɪʃ
ən $ træns-/
 noun [uncountable and countable]  [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲