phonetic name
phonetic name noun: a name as it is thought to have been pronounced, rather than how it is commonly written. Used with languages such as Epigraphic Mayan where the conventional transcription of the name does not reflect the pronunciation.
Noun
phonetic name (plural phonetic names)
- A name as it is thought to have been pronounced, rather than how it is commonly written. Used with languages such as Epigraphic Mayan where the conventional transcription of the name does not reflect the pronunciation.
- The phonetic name of Smoking Frog is Ciak Kʼak
- A name written in phonographic rather than logographic characters, as in Egyptian.
- The cartouche contained the titles and phonetic name of Rameses
- In electronic applications such as address books, an entry that allows a name to be looked up through pronunciation rather than spelling
Forms of phonetic name
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Questions about phonetic name
- What does phonetic name mean?
- Phonetic name means a name as it is thought to have been pronounced, rather than how it is commonly written. Used with languages such as Epigraphic Mayan where the conventional transcription of the name does not reflect the pronunciation.
- What part of speech is phonetic name?
- Phonetic name is a noun.
- What is the plural of phonetic name?
- The plural of phonetic name is phonetic names.
Words near phonetic name in the dictionary
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