Dictionary

Romanization en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌɹəʊmənaɪˈzeɪʃən/
• (US) audio
• /ˌɹəʊmənɪˈzeɪʃən/

Etymology

From romanize + -ation.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The act or process of putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet, by means such as transliteration and transcription.
2. (countable) An instance (a string) of text transliterated or transcribed from another alphabet into the Latin alphabet.
   • As an alternate name for Sakyamuni, Kircher gave "Omyto", which is a romanization of A-mi-to-fu, whom Kircher stated was commonly called "Amida", i.e., the Japanese pronunciation. 1989, David E. Mungello, Curious Land: Jesuit Accommodation and the Origins of Sinology, →ISBN, page 160:
   • Furthermore, certain places and people are already internationally well known by particular romanizations of their names, and these romanizations may not conform to any of the official systems detailed above. 2005, Chris Berry, Feii Lu, Island on the Edge: Taiwan New Cinema and After, →ISBN, page 11:

Forms

Relateds

transliteration · Latinization · transcription

Translations (82)

pl latynizacja (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · sh latinizácija (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · fa رومنسازی (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · id romanisasi (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · es romanización (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · cmn 羅馬字 /罗马字 (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · uz romanlashtirish (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · mk романизација (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · sk romanizácia (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · ru романиза́ция (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · fi latinisaatio (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · tr romanizasyon (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · fr romanisation (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · hu latin betűs átírás (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · mk латинизација (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · nb romanisering (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · kk романдандыру (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · ar كَرْشَنَة (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · tr romanlaştırma (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · fy romanisaasje (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · sl latinizacija (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · sq romanizim (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · sh латиниза́ција (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · tr latinleştirme (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · ms perumian (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · bg латиниза́ция (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · bg романиза́ция (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · fa رومننویسی (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · ru латиниза́ция (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · sh романиза́ција (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · cs romanizace (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · ar رَوْمَنَة (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · be латыніза́цыя (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · ar لَاتِينِيَّة (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · tg романонӣ (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · hy լատինականացում (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · ky латинизация (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · th การถอดเป็นอักษรโรมัน (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · ur رومن نویسی (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · hy ռոմանիզացիա (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · oc romanizacion (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · ar نَقْحَرَة (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · sv romanisering (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · uk латиніза́ція (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · it romanizzazione (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · ca romanització (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · ja ローマ字綴り (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · de Romanisierung (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · fr transcription en caractères romains (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · cs latinizace (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · uk романіза́ція (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · pl romanizacja (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · km ឡាតាំងនីយកម្ម (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · hi रोमनीकरण (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · kk латындандыру (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · cmn 拼音 (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · ko 로마자화 (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · sk latinizácia (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · ko 로마자 (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · ja ラテン文字化 (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · ja ローマ字化 (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · cmn 羅馬化 /罗马化 (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · cmn 拉丁化 (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · az romanlaşdırma (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · nl romanisatie (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · da romanisering (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · sl romanizacija (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · ka ლათინიზაცია (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · be раманіза́цыя (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · km ឡាតាំងយានកម្ម (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · th ทำให้เป็นแบบโรมัน (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · fa لاتیننویسی (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · uz latinlashtirish (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · ro romanizare (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · az latınlaşma (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · ja ローマ字 (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · sh romanizácija (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · he רומניזציה (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · tg лотинизатсия (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · ka რომანიზაცია (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · ky латиндештирүү (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet) · pt romanização (putting text into the Latin (Roman) alphabet)

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