1998, ISBN: 8121507146

[SC: 2.8], [PU: Munshiram Manoharlal,New Delhi], Jacket, A Tibetan-English Dictionary. With Special Reference to the Prevailing Dialects. To Which is Added an English-Tibetan Vocabulary. … Plus…

[SC: 2.8], [PU: Munshiram Manoharlal,New Delhi], Jacket, A Tibetan-English Dictionary. With Special Reference to the Prevailing Dialects. To Which is Added an English-Tibetan Vocabulary. HC, with DJ vg/vg - a clean fresh unread copy. xxii, 671 S. ISBN 8121507146 - Heinrich August Jaeschke, Moravian missionary to Tibet, was born in Herrnhut, Saxony, Germany (d. 24 September 1883). He was educated and taught at the Paedagogium at Niesky. In 1856 he went to Kyelang (Kailing), Lahul province, India, near Tibet, to prepare for work among the Chinese Mongols. His works include a German-Tibetan lexicon, an English-Tibetan lexicon and a Tibetan grammar.- Assembled by a missionary in Tibet during the mid-nineteenth century, this comprehensive dictionary has enjoyed an outstanding reputation as an important reference for generations of students of the language, as well as important reference for generations of students of the language, as well as convenient resource for travellers. Practical and nontechnical, this reference offers a full sense of the exact range of Tibetan words in their common usage. Since the missionaries were attempting to convey to Buddhist minds the utterly foreign concepts of Christianity, they made a concerted effort to keep their language as plain, direct, and clear as possible. This volume reflects that clarity, deriving its matter and principles equally from Tibetan literature and speech. Each word is defined in terms of both its written and conversational usage, with accurate and plentiful examples. In addition, an English-Tibetan vocabulary offers phonetic pronunciations for hundreds of useful words.<