what is the term im looking for???

[94BANSHEE]

i just cant think of the word. its on the tip of my tongue. its when you can read ANOTHER languages , such as writing on signs or places etc. in another country, but it is actually an english word spelled in their language.

is there a specific term for this? thx

[MrPedantic]

"Transliteration"?

MrP

[94BANSHEE]

is that the only possible wordthat you can call it? i thought it may be different than that

[bengualgan]

I think it may "borrowing"
or loan-translation= calque

[MrPedantic]

"Borrowing" might be it...

I think "calque" is where you take a word in language X (usually a compound word, such as "eggplant" or "overdrive") and create a new word in language Y by direct word-for-word translation. Thus "gratte-ciel" in French is a calque of "skyscraper".

MrP