Tibetan Word Book
Tibetan Word Book
Format:
Dictionary
Publication Date:
194301/1943
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:
London
Sources ID:
125090
Visibility:
Public (group default)
Abstract:
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A Tibetan-English dictionary which contains a vocabulary of several thousand items drawn from colloquial speech. (Michael Walter and Manfred Taube 2006-05-15, revised by Bill McGrath 2008-01-03)
Each of 2950 syllables is numbered. Compound words are listed under each heading, and crossreferenced to each of their members. A phonetic transcription is given. Intransiive and transitive verbs are marked, as well as honorifics and high honorifics. A real contribution to Tibetan etymology and word analysis which has not be properly followed up on. For a similar work see TSHE DBANG RNAM RGYAL (dag yig ma nor lam bzang /). (Nathan Hill 2007-12-13, revised by Bill McGrath 2008-01-03)
Format:
Print media (print or manuscript)
Extent:
447 p.
Subjects:
Tibetan-English Dictionaries