transliterating

Could be, but the book is pretty thoroughly proofread as was commonly the case in those bygone days of yore, and if she were straighforwardly transliterating the Japanese word she would presumably have used a k, not a c.

languagehat.com: CORBITO. 2005

The transcriber hopes he did a tolerable job in transliterating the Greek words in the preface.

The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete Anonymous

The reason that guesses should sometimes be necessary at all owes itself to the fact that transliterating from the Arabic writing often obscures the original words.

VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol V No 3 1978

When it comes to transliterating Arabic names or terms, I have used conventional English spellings, for instance, Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda, and Omar Abdel Rahman.

The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011

When it comes to transliterating Arabic names or terms, I have used conventional English spellings, for instance, Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda, and Omar Abdel Rahman.

The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011

When it comes to transliterating Arabic names or terms, I have used conventional English spellings, for instance, Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda, and Omar Abdel Rahman.

The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011

But in doing so, bank compliance officers are grappling with a peculiar challenge: the myriad ways of transliterating Arabic names.

Arabic Names Spell Trouble for Banks Deborah Ball 2011

When it comes to transliterating Arabic names or terms, I have used conventional English spellings, for instance, Osama bin Laden, al-Qaeda, and Omar Abdel Rahman.

The Longest War Peter L. Bergen 2011

In contrast your idea about entering names in the original alphabet and transliterating only for user interface makes sense.

Matthew Yglesias » The Spelling Problem 2010

In better news, I'm done transliterating the first chapter of Irresponsible Admiral Tylor!

"...you can beat, shoot, threaten and even poison us, and we keep coming back, stronger every time." tragic_elegance 2008