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    612-822-4611

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An English-Tibetan dictionary, containing a vocabulary of approximately twenty thousand words and their Tibetan equivalents

An English-Tibetan dictionary, containing a vocabulary of approximately twenty thousand words and their Tibetan equivalents

Zla-Ba-Bsam-'Grub, Kazi

Hardcover

Foreign Language GeneralWriting InstructionGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9390382289
ISBN13: 9789390382286
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Sep 7 2020
Pages: 1006
Weight: 5.69
Height: 2.06 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English
An unabashedly practical and quietly elegant bridge between English and Tibetan, this english tibetan dictionary by Zla-ba-Bsam-'grub, Kazi assembles a vocabulary of approximately twenty thousand words with their Tibetan equivalents. Clear, exact, and quietly authoritative. It functions as both a bilingual vocabulary guide and a working tibetan language reference: concise headwords, direct equivalents and sensible ordering make lookup swift and reliable, whether you are confirming a single term or working through a paragraph of classical text. A user-focused resource, it supports translators, students and language learners, and it places the essentials of Tibetan grammar and register within reach without academic fog. As a compact linguistic reference book it is equally useful for classroom study, fieldwork in Himalayan regions and comparative linguistics projects. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Beyond immediate practicality, the dictionary bears quiet literary and historical significance. Generations of readers and scholars have turned to such works when approaching classical tibetan studies and himalayan language studies; this volume is an important companion for anyone conducting comparative philology or assembling an academic research collection. As a tibetan translation resource it clarifies idiom and register, and as a comparative linguistics guide it helps map correspondences between English and Tibetan usage. The book works as both a scholarly linguistic reference book and an approachable language learners tool: it eases first encounters with Tibetan script and supports sustained research for advanced students. Casual readers intrigued by Tibetan Buddhism texts will find it accessible, while classic-literature collectors, collectors of 19th century dictionaries and institutional libraries will value a careful modern edition that preserves historical character. Practical, collectible and resonant, it invites exploration on the page - and in the archive.

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