alih aksara

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound alih (“trans-”) +‎ aksara (“writing system, letter”), calque of English transliteration.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈalɪh akˈsara]
• Hyphenation: abo‧nê‧mèn

Noun

alih aksara

1. transliteration: the act or product of transliterating, of representing letters or words in the characters of another alphabet or script.

   Synonym: transliterasi

Derived terms

• mengalihaksarakan
• pengalihaksara
• pengalihaksaraan

 

Further reading

• “alih aksara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.