"Greeklish" meaning in English

See Greeklish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈɡɹiːklɪʃ/
Etymology: Blend of Greek + English? Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Greek|English}} Blend of Greek + English Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Greeklish
  1. A system for transliterating Greek into the Latin alphabet, either phonetically (for example, transliterating Νίκη as Niki) or orthographically (for example, transliterating Νίκη as Nikh). Synonyms: Latinoellinika Translations (a system for transliterating Greek into the Latin alphabet): γκρίκλις (gkríklis) (Greek), λατινοελληνικά (latinoelliniká) [neuter, plural] (Greek), гре́клиш (grékliš) [masculine] (Russian)
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Greek",
        "3": "English"
      },
      "expansion": "Blend of Greek + English",
      "name": "blend"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Blend of Greek + English?",
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    {
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      "expansion": "Greeklish",
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    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with translation boxes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Greek translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Russian translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A system for transliterating Greek into the Latin alphabet, either phonetically (for example, transliterating Νίκη as Niki) or orthographically (for example, transliterating Νίκη as Nikh)."
      ],
      "id": "en-Greeklish-en-name-tTps6T6f",
      "links": [
        [
          "transliterating",
          "transliterate"
        ],
        [
          "Greek",
          "Greek"
        ],
        [
          "Latin alphabet",
          "Latin alphabet"
        ],
        [
          "Νίκη",
          "Νίκη"
        ],
        [
          "Niki",
          "Niki"
        ],
        [
          "Nikh",
          "Nikh"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Latinoellinika"
        }
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "gkríklis",
          "sense": "a system for transliterating Greek into the Latin alphabet",
          "word": "γκρίκλις"
        },
        {
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "latinoelliniká",
          "sense": "a system for transliterating Greek into the Latin alphabet",
          "tags": [
            "neuter",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "λατινοελληνικά"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "grékliš",
          "sense": "a system for transliterating Greek into the Latin alphabet",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "гре́клиш"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɹiːklɪʃ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Greeklish"
}
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Blend of Greek + English?",
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
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        "English uncountable nouns",
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        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Terms with Greek translations",
        "Terms with Russian translations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A system for transliterating Greek into the Latin alphabet, either phonetically (for example, transliterating Νίκη as Niki) or orthographically (for example, transliterating Νίκη as Nikh)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "transliterating",
          "transliterate"
        ],
        [
          "Greek",
          "Greek"
        ],
        [
          "Latin alphabet",
          "Latin alphabet"
        ],
        [
          "Νίκη",
          "Νίκη"
        ],
        [
          "Niki",
          "Niki"
        ],
        [
          "Nikh",
          "Nikh"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɹiːklɪʃ/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Latinoellinika"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "gkríklis",
      "sense": "a system for transliterating Greek into the Latin alphabet",
      "word": "γκρίκλις"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "latinoelliniká",
      "sense": "a system for transliterating Greek into the Latin alphabet",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "λατινοελληνικά"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "grékliš",
      "sense": "a system for transliterating Greek into the Latin alphabet",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "гре́клиш"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Greeklish"
}

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