This monolingual dictionary is second only to ZHANG (Bod rgya tshig mdzod chen mo / Zhang Han Da Cidian [Great Tibetan Chinese Dictionary]. Beijing: Mi rigs dpe skrun kang / Minzu Chubanshe, 1985) as a definitive Tibetan dictionary, but far more usable in part because it is smaller size. An excellent dictionary. Widely used by Tibetans, the first dictionary to label parts of speech. It is strong on colloquial words and Western dialect words. Unfortunately, no citations are given for the examples. (Nathan Hill 2007-12-13; revised by Bill McGrath 2008-02-06)

A very valuable dictionary that forms an essential complement to the Bod rGya Tshig mDzod Chen Mo. Well not nearly as comprehensive as the latter, its definitions are generally quite helpful. (David Germano 2007-12-13; revised by Bill McGrath 2008-02-06)