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Essay towards a Dictionary, Tibetan and English Alexander Csoma de Koroes

Essay towards a Dictionary, Tibetan and English By Alexander Csoma de Koroes

Essay towards a Dictionary, Tibetan and English by Alexander Csoma de Koroes


Summary

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.

Essay towards a Dictionary, Tibetan and English Summary

Essay towards a Dictionary, Tibetan and English: Prepared, with the Assistance of Bande Sangs-rgyas Phun-tshogs, a Learned Lama of Zangskar by Alexander Csoma de Koroes

Tibetan comprises a cluster of Tibeto-Burman languages spoken across Central Asia. Its classical written form is a major Buddhist language. First published in 1834, this dictionary of Tibetan, believed to be the very first, was compiled by the Hungarian orientalist Koroesi Csoma Sandor (c.1784-1842), who styled himself Alexander Csoma de Koroes in English, and was considered to be the founder of the field of Tibetology. Containing over 20,000 entries with English translations, the dictionary was created during the author's travels in the East, during which he devoted himself to the study of the language. Remaining of great interest to linguists today, the dictionary begins with a useful guide to reading and understanding Tibetan words, with the value of each syllable given in Roman script. The entries themselves are arranged primarily under the language's thirty consonants, with irregular verb forms listed where necessary.

Table of Contents

Preface; Arrangement of the volume; Alphabetic system; Explication of the marks and abbreviations used; A dictionary of the Tibetan language.

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NLS9781108056472
9781108056472
1108056474
Essay towards a Dictionary, Tibetan and English: Prepared, with the Assistance of Bande Sangs-rgyas Phun-tshogs, a Learned Lama of Zangskar by Alexander Csoma de Koroes
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2013-03-28
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