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scanlation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /skænˈleɪ.ʃən/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Italic *skandō Latin scandōbor. Middle English scanden Middle English scanne English scan Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trāns- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin trānsferō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin trānslātiōbor. Anglo-Norman translaciounbor. Middle English translacioun English translation English scanlation From scan + translation.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act or process of scanning and translating foreign-language comics (especially Japanese manga, Chinese manhua, or Korean manhwa) into another language, typically for free distribution over the Internet.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A comic that has been scanned, translated; the product of a scanlation.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
scanslation alternative lexicographic
scanlations Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

fandub · fanslation · fansub

Descendants

scanlation · スキャンレイション · scanlation · Scanlation · scanlation

Relateds

scanlate · scanlator

Translations (15)

ru сканля́ция (act or process of scanlation) · fr scanlation (product of scanlation) · ar مَسْح تَرْجَمَة (act or process of scanlation) · fr scantrad (product of scanlation) · fr scanlation (act or process of scanlation) · es scanlation (act or process of scanlation) · ru сканле́йт (act or process of scanlation) · cmn 掃描翻譯 /扫描翻译 (act or process of scanlation) · ru сканле́йшн (act or process of scanlation) · id pindai terjemah (act or process of scanlation) · it scanlation (product of scanlation) · id pindai terjemahan (product of scanlation) · de Scanlation (act or process of scanlation) · ja スキャンレイション (act or process of scanlation) · pl skanlacja (act or process of scanlation)