A Tibetan-English Dictionary [Paperback]

H. A. Jaschke (Author)

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Paperback: 704 pages
Publisher: Dover Publications; Bilingual edition (Jun 20 2003)
Language: Tibetan
ISBN-10: 0486426971
ISBN-13: 978-0486426976
Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 13.5 x 3.5 cm
Shipping Weight: 703 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #674,217 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #67 in Books > Travel > Asia > Tibet

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Assembled by a missionary during the mid-19th century, this dictionary has an outstanding reputation. Practical and nontechnical, it offers a full sense of Tibetan words in their common usage. Each word is defined in terms of both its written and conversational usage. An English-Tibetan vocabulary offers pronunciations for hundreds of words.

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Good solid basic dictionary, Aug 3 2000

By M. J. Smith - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Tibetan-English Dictionary (Paperback)

Although I understand the technical reasons for not doing so, I wish that the examples and compounds were in the Tibetan script as the base entries are. I appreciate, however, the citations being full phrases so that the dictionary helps one learn written Tibetan. I especially appreciate the providing of the Sanskrit in devanagri where a Tibetan term is used technically as a translation of a Buddhist Sanskrit term. This is especially important for those whose primary language is Sanskrit but must learn Tibetan because so many Sanskrit Buddhist texts were lost.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars older English worldview still valuable for modern translator, Nov 5 2000

By Barbara Pijan "Uttarabhadrapada4" - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Tibetan-English Dictionary (Paperback)

Outdated (sometimes truly quaint) culturally, and definitely influenced by Jaschke's christian missionary orientation. Neverthless a classic that deserves a place on every Tibetan-English translator's bookshelf. I often consult it as a third-or-fourth opinion (after Rangjung Yeshe and Das) when I am searching for a good English match to the Tibetan. Was a pioneering work in its time, deserves continuing use within limits of its view.

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