Essay Towards a Dictionary, Tibetan and English
Author | : Alexander Csoma de Kőrös |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 379 |
Release | : 2013-03-28 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781108056472 |
ISBN-10 | : 1108056474 |
Rating | : 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Essay Towards a Dictionary, Tibetan and English by : Alexander Csoma de Kőrös
Download or read book Essay Towards a Dictionary, Tibetan and English written by Alexander Csoma de Kőrös and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-03-28 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1834, this was the first known dictionary of Tibetan, by the founder of the field of Tibetology. Containing over 20,000 entries with English translations, it begins with a useful guide to understanding Tibetan words, and the entries themselves are arranged primarily under the language's thirty consonants.