transliteral
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English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Probably from transliterate, perhaps influenced by literal.
Adjective
[edit]transliteral (not comparable)
- Transliterating; using transliteration.
- 1897, Syamacharan Ganguli, TRANSLITERAL versus PHONETIC ROMANISATION, article IX in the Calcutta Review, volume 105 (number 210)
Etymology 2
[edit]Adjective
[edit]transliteral (not comparable)
- (rare) More than literal; beyond literal.
- 2006, Christine Downing, Myths and Mysteries of Same-Sex Love, page 31:
- Freud's understanding of sexuality was always transliteral, […]