Backronym
//ˈbæk.ɹəˌnɪm//
Translations of "backronym" (12 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese Mandarin | 逆向首字母略縮詞 /逆向首字母略缩词(word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it) | nìxiàng shǒuzìmǔ lüèsuōcí | |
| Finnish | backronym(word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it), bakronyymi(word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it), jälkeenpäin muodostettu lyhenne(word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it) | — | |
| French | rétro-acronyme(word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it) | — | |
| German | Backronym(word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it) | — | |
| Indonesian | keratabasa(word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it) | — | |
| Japanese | バクロニム(word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it) | bakuronimu | |
| Korean | 배크로님(word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it) | baekeuronim | |
| Polish | wtórny akronim(word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it) | — | |
| Portuguese | retroacrônimo(word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it) | — | |
| Spanish | retroacrónimo(word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it) | — | |
| Swedish | backronym(word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it) | — | |
| Turkish | kısaltma ad(word that is originally not an acronym but is turned into one by devising a full form for it) | — |
backronym, bakronyymi, jälkeenpäin muodostettu lyhenne
rétro-acronyme
Backronym
keratabasa
wtórny akronim
retroacrônimo
retroacrónimo
backronym
kısaltma ad
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