State of Lexicography in Nepal

Wordlist/ Vocabulary

1811. Kirkpatrick, William. An Account of the Kingdom of Nepaul. London: W. Miller. (Nepali words, 221-281, Newari words, 221-249, Limbu words, 249-252, Magar, 249)

 

1840. Campbell, Andrew. Notes on the Lepchas of Sikkim, with a vocabulary of their language. JASB 9:379-393.

 

1847. Hodgson, Brian H. On the aborigines of India. Essay, the first on the Kooch, Bodo, and Dhimal tribes. Calcutta: J. Thomas, Baptist Mission Press, 200pp (includes Mech vocabulary).

 

1847-48. Hodgson, Brian H. On the aborigines of the sub-Himalayas. JASB 16:1235-44;17:73-78. (word lists of Gurung, Kiranti, Lepcha, Lhoke, Limbu, Magar, Murmi or Tamang, Newari, Rong or Lepcha, Sherpa, Sunwar).

 

1853. Hodgson, Brian H. On the Indo-Chinese borders and their connexion with the Himalayans and Tibetans. JASB 22.1:1-25. (Comparative vocabularies of Bhotia, Lepcha, Lhopa, Newari, Murmi, Gurung, Kiranti, Northern Khami, Southern Khami,…)

 

1857. Hodgson, Brian H. Vayu vocabulary. JASB 26.5-6:372-485.

 

1857. Hodgson, Brian H. Comparative vocabulary of Kiranti languages (Rodong or Chamling, Rungchhen-bung, Chhingtangya, Nachhereng, Waling, Yakha, Chourasya, Kulung, Thulunggya, Bahinggya, Lohorong). JASB 26.5:333-371.

 

1857-58. Hodgson, Brian H. Comparative vocabulary of the languages of the broken tribes of Nepal. JASB 26.5:333-371; JASB 27.5:3-14, 27.5:393-442.

 

1857-58. Hodgson, Brian H. Bahing vocabulary. JASB 26.5:486-522; JASB 27.5:393-442. (Bahing and Balali)

 

1877. Forbes, Charles James F.S. Affinities of the dialects of the Chepang and Kusunda tribes of Nepal with those of the hill tribes of the Arracan. JFAS 9:421-424. (includes Chepang vocabulary).

 

1878. Forbes, Charles James F.S. On Tibeto-Burman languages. JRAS 10:210-227. (includes Chepang vocabulary).

 

1887. Turner, Ralph L. Nepali Grammar and Vocabulary.

 

1888. Turnbull, Archibald. The Nepali Grammar and Vocabulary. Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press. [3rd edn].

 

1971. Hari, Maria. A Vocabulary of the Thakali Language. CVLN. Kirtipur: SIL, mimeo, 40pp.

 

1972. Caughley, Ross. A vocabulary of the Chepang language. Kirtipur: INS, Tu. mimeo.

 

1972. Glover, Warren W. A Vocabulary of the Gurung language. Kirtipur: SIL.

 

1972. Watters, David and Nancy Watters. A Vocabulary of the Kham language. Kathmandu, TU: SIL., 40pp.

 

Glossary

1892. Grunwedel, Albert. A Rong-English Glossary. T’oung Pao 3:238-309,

 

1973. Watters, David and Nancy Watters. An English-Kham, Kham-English Glossary. Kirtipur: SIL.

 

1975. Allen N.J. Sketch of Thulung Grammar, with three texts and a Glossary. Ithaca, New York: Cornell Unversity.

 

1976. Gurung, Deu Bahadur, Jessie R. Glover and Warren W. Glover. Gurung-Nepali-English Glossary, with Nepali-Gurung index. Kathmandu: SIL, INAS, TU, 223pp.

 

Dictionary

1893. Conrady, August. Ein Sanskrit-Newari Worterbuch (A Sanskrit-Newari Dictionary). From Minayeff’s work posthumously published. ZDMG 47.539-73. [Ger.]

 

1898. Mainwaring, George Byres. Dictionary of the Lepcha Language (revised and completed by Albert Grunwedel). Berlin: Unger Brothers.

 

1916. Satyal, Ram Prasad. English-Gorkha. Benares: ? 238pp.

 

1923. Kilgour, Robert, H.C. Duncan and G.P. Pradhan. English-Nepali Dictionary. Darjeeling: Govt. Branch Press.

 

Etymological Dictionary

1931. Turner, Ralph L. A Comparative and Etymological Dictionary of Nepali Language. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul.

 

1936. Jorgensen, Hans. A Dictionary of the Classical Newari. Kopenhagen: Levin and Munsgaard.

 

1936. Rana, Pushkar Shamshere J.B. ed. English-Nepali Dictionary. Vol I: A-M.

1938. Rana, Pushkar Shamshere J.B. ed. English-Nepali Dictionary. Vol II: N-Z. Kathmandu: Nepali Bhasha Prakashini Samiti.

 

1998vs. Rana, Pushkar Shamshere J.B. ed. Ukhan Tukka Ityaadiko kos. NBPS.

 

1944. Cornelius, A.W. Gurkhali-English Dictionary. Dehra Dun: Jugal Kishore. 157pp.

 

1947. Pradhan, Paras Mani and Narendra Mani. New Standard Dictionary, English-Nepali. Kalimpong: Bhagyalaxmi Prakashan.

 

1954. Forbes, Duncan C. English-Gurkhali Dictionary. Singapore: Author.

 

1954. Vajracharya, Adivajra. Chhu Paryayavachi Kos. Kantipur: Chwasa Pasa.

 

1956. Joshi, Vaidya Panna Prasad. Samksipta Nepal Bhasa Sabdakos. Kathmandu: Vaidya Ratna Prasad Joshi.

 

1960. Meerondonk, M. Basic Gurkhali Dictionary. Kathmandu: Ratna Pustak Bhandar.

 

1962. Sharma, Balchanra. Nepali Sabdakos. Kathmandu: RoyalNepalAcademy.

 

2018. Chemjong, Iman Singh. Limbu-Nepali-Angreji Sabdakos. Kathmandu: RoyalNepalAcademy.

 

2019. Dhungana, Krishna Prasad. Samksipta Nepali-Hindi Kos. Lalitpur: Jagadamba Prakashan. 295pp.

 

1965. Nakamura, Turne. Surko Nepali-Japani Kos. Nara: Tenrikyo Kaigai Fukyobu.

 

1965. Verma, Ram Krishna. Suruko Nepali-Japani Kos. Kathmandu.

 

2021. Pande, Purusotamdev, ed. Nepali-Angreji Samksipta Kos.

 

1966. Turner, Ralph L. A Comparative Dictionary of Indo-Aryan Languages. London: OxfordUniversity Press.

 

1967. Sharma, Kamal Prasad. Purna Nepali-English Dictionary. Kathmandu: Purna Book Stall.

 

1968. Rabinovic, I.S., N.I. Korolev and L.A. Aganina. Nepalsko-Russkij Slovar. (Nepali-Russian Dictionary). Moscow: Izdatelstvo Sovetskaja Enciklpedija.

 

1968. Rana, Gabriel. Nepali-English Dictionary. Darjeeling: Shyam Publishers.

 

2026. Chemjong, Iman Singh. Lepcha-Nepali-Angreji Sabdakos. Kathmandu: RNA.

 

1971. Singh, Chandralal. Nepali-English Dictionary. Kathmandu: Educational Enterprise.

 

n.d. Hari, Maria and Elanor J. McAlpine. Helambu Sherpa-English Dictionary. ms. 342pp.

 

nd. Hari, Maria and Eleanor J. McAlpine. English-Helambu Sherpa Dictionary. ms. 323pp.

 

n.d. Singh, M. and A. Aistrop. English to Nepali Translation Dictionary. San Francisco: Authors, 50pp.

 

To Appear. Hari, Maria. Hyolmu Dictionary.

 

1973. Mishra, Jaya Kant. Brhat Maithili Sabdakos. Simla: Indian Institute of Advanced Studies.

 

1974. Glover, Warren W. and Jessie R. Glover. Computer listing of Gurung-Nepali-English dictionary with Nepali-Gurung and English-Gurung indices. Canberra:ANU.

 

1975. Korolev, N.I., BV. Kudriantsev and Krishna Prakash Shrestha. Russko-Nepalski Sovar (Russian-Nepali Dictionary). Moscow: Russian Language Publishers.

 

1976. Hale, Austin. Guide to glossary entries. In Shresthacharya and Tuladhar, 112-119.

 

1976. Dahal, Ballabh Mani. Nepali bhasa ra kos. In Bhattaraya, ed. pp. 119-141.

 

n.d. Hohlig, Monika and Maria Hari. Kagate-English Dictionary, English-Kagate index. ms.

 

1977. Glover, Warren W., Jessie R. Glover and Deu Bahadur Gurung. Gurung-Nepali-English Dictionary, with English-Gurung and Nepali-Gurung indexes. Canberra: Depat. of Lx, ResearchSchool of Pacific Studies, 316pp.

 

1977. Hashimoto, Mantaro J. The Newari Language: A classified lexicon of its Bhadgaon dialect. Monumenta Serindica No.2. Tokyo: ILCAA.x. 377pp.

 

1977 (2034). Sapkota, Mahananda. Nepali Nirbacan ko Ruprekha. Biratnagar: Author.

 

2035. Dhungana, Ramchandra. Samksipta Nepali Kos. 3rd ed. Kathmandu: Sajha Prakashan.

 

1978. Kumar, Braj Bihari and G. Chiring. Hindi-Lepcha Dictionary. Kohima: Nagaland Bhasa Parishad.

 

1979. Kumar, Braj Bihari, Sagarmani A. Dikshit and Hari Prasada G. Roy. Hindi-Nepali Kos. Kohima: Lagaland Bhasha Parishad.

 

1979. Joshi, Satya Mohan. Satya Kosa: Angreji Bhae Newa Bhae (Eng-New Dictionary). Kathmandu: Hemraj Joshi.

 

1979. Regmi, Madhav Prasad. [MP Sharma]. Regmi’s Anglo-Nepali Dictionary. Kathmandu.

 

1979. Toba, Sueyoshi. Nihongo-Neparugo Jiten. ms.

 

1979. Shrestha, Keshav. A Field Guide to Nepali Names for Plants. Kathmandu: NaturalHistoryMuseum, TribhuvanUniversity [2nd edn 1984]

 

2036. Shrestha, Shankar Kumar. Nepali Kanuni Sabdakos. Kathmandu: Pairabi.

 

1980. Kumar, Braj Bihari, P.S. Subba and B.B. Subba. Hindi-Limbu Dictionary. Kohima: Nagaland Bhasa Parishad.

 

1980. Toba, Sueyoshi. Neparugo Yoreishu (Nepali Illustrative Sentence Dictionary). NL Text 3. Tokyo: ILCAA. 85pp.

 

1980. Toba, Sueyoshi. Neparugo Kiso Sengohyaku. (1500 words dictionary with a short grammar). Tokyo: Daigakushorin. 130pp.

 

1980. Toba, Sueyoshi. Neparugo Kaiwa Jiten Nisuite. (On the Nepali conversational dictionary). BJNS 39:9.

 

1980. Jujuram Kushale. Anglo-Nepali Dictionary. Kathmandu: Ratna Pustak Bhandar.

 

1980. Subba, B.B. Limbu-Nepali-English Dictionary. Gangtok: Directorate of Education.

 

1981. Tamsang, K.P. Lepcha-English Encyclopaedic Dictionary. Kalimpong: Mani Press.

 

2038. Shrestha, Krishna Prakash. Nepali-Rusi Sabdakos.

 

1983. Lucksom, D.K. Lepcha-Hindi-English Dictionary. Gangtok: Government of Sikkim.

 

1983. Gyawali, Surya Vikram. D.D. Sharma and Gr.R. Joshi. Nepali Samksipta Sabdakos. Kathmandu: RNA, 893pp.

 

1983. Pradhan, Paras Mani and Narendra Mani Pradhan. Nepali-Nepali-English Dictionary. Kalimpong: Bhagyalaxmi Prakashan.

 

1983. Tshering, N. Lepcha-Hindi-English Dictionary. Gangtok: Govt. of Sikkim.

 

2042. Gurung, Dilli Jang. Tamu-Nepali-Angreji Sabdakos. Manang: Author, 196pp.

 

2042. Rai, Tanka Bahadur. Chamling La (Chamling language and dictionary). Kathmandu: Rabin Gurung Prakashak. 63p.

 

1985. Ciszewski, Andrzej. Polish-English-Nepalese. Warsaw: PTTK. 15pp.

 

1985. Euphrat, Fred. An Incomplete Nepali Dictionary. [Based on the text of Krishana Pradhan, University of Wisconsin, Madison]. 52pp.

 

1985. Schmidt, Ruth Laila, Minu Singh and Raghu N. Ghimire. A Learner’s Glossary of Nepali, PartI. Nepali-English. Berkeley Working Papers on South and Southeast Asia. Berkeley: Southeast Asia Studies, University of California.

 

1985. Weidert, Alfons and Bikram Subba. Concise Limbu Grammar and Dictionary. Amsterdam: Lobster Publications.

 

1986. Hale, Austin. User’s guide to Newari dictionary, xxii-xlix, In Thakurlal Manandhar.

 

2044. Kidshit, Narendramani A. Angreji-Nepali, Sajha Samksipta Sabdakos. Kathmandu: Sajha Prakashan. 920pp.

 

2044. Shrestha, Krishna Prakash. Sthananama Kos. Kathmandu: RoyalNepalAcademy.

 

1987. Gutschow, Niels, Bernhard Kolver and Iswaranand Shresthacharya. Newar town and buildings: An illustrated dictionary, Newari-English. St. Augustin: VGH Wissenschafts-verlag, Nepalica, 293pp.

 

1987. Joshi, Satya Mohan. Bacaadhaagu Newa Kha~gva Khuku~. (A Concise Dictionary of the Newar Language). Kathmandu: Lakaul Publications.

 

1987. Shresthacharya, Ishwarananda. Concise Dictionary: Newari-English. Kathmandu: Kanibha Publication.

 

1988. Warren, T. A Shorter English-Nepali Dictionary. New Delhi/ Madras: Asian Educational Services.

 

1988. Bieri, Dora. Sunwar Dictionary format specification. ms. 9pp.

 

1988. Mahat, Yamuna. Basic Nepali Dictionary. (Eng-Nep). Kathmandu: LanguageLearningCenter.

 

1991. Glossary of Some Important Plants and Animals Names in Nepal. Kathmandu: APROSC.

 

2049. Kainla, Bairagi. Yakthung Pansum. (Limbu-Nepali Vocabulary).

 

2049. Rai, K.B. Nepali Kulung Rai Sabdakos. Dharan: Author.

 

1992. Raj, Prakash A. Nepali-English Dictionary. Kathmandu: Naveen Publications.

 

1993. Schmidt, Ruth Laila, Minu Singh, Raghu N. Ghimire and Ballabh Mani Dahal. eds. A Practical dictionary of Modern Nepali. Nepali-English with and English-Nepali index. Kathmandu: Ratna Sagar.

 

1994. Kansakar, Verb citation in the classical Newari dictionary. Papers from the First Asia Intenational Lexicography Conference. Special Monograph Issue 35:225-239.

 

2054. Tamang, Amrit Yonjan. Tamang Sabdakos. Kathmandu: Nepal Tamang Gumba Seva Kendra.

 

2055. Bhattarai, Harshanath. Samksipta Nepali Rastriya Sabdakos. Kathmandu: National Research Associates.

 

1998. Adhikary, Kamal R. A Concise English to Nepali Dictionary. Kathmandu: Author.

 

1998. Yadava, Yogendra P. and Tej Ratna Kansakar. Lexicography in Nepal. Proceedings of the Institute on Lexicography, 1995. Kathmandu: RoyalNepalAcademy.

 

1998. Kansakar, T.R. Verb entry in Classical Newari dictionary. In Lexicography in Nepal. Yogendra P. Yadava and Tej R. Kansakar, eds. 112-121.

 

1998. Yadav, Ramawatar.Maithili dictionaries and lexical studies. In: Yadava and Kansakar (eds), 75-80.

 

1998. Yadava, Yogendra P. and Chura Mani Bandhu. A dictionary of the Nepali language (on historical principles): A proposal. In: Yadava and Kansakar (eds), 19-23.

 

1998. Toba, Sueyoshi, Amin Dhimal and Nagendra Lembang Dhimal. Dhimal-English English-Dhimal Dictionary. ms.

 

1998. Kainla, Bairagi. Limbu-Nepali-English Dictionary. Kathmandu: RoyalNepalAcademy.

 

1998. Toba, Sueyoshi. A Bibliography of Nepalese Languages and Linguistics. 2nd edn. Kathmandu: Central Dept. of Linguistics, TribhuvanUniversity.

 

n.d.   Bieri, Dora. Sunuwar-English Dictionary. ms.

 

n.d. Upadhyaya, V. et al. Little Standard Dictionary, English-Nepali. Delhi: Ajanta Prakashan.

 

1988. Adhikari, K. R. A Concise English-Nepali Dictionary with Transliteration and Devanagari. Kathmandu: Author.

 

2030. Bhattarai, Harsanath Sharma. Sabdakos, Pracin ra Arvacin. Prajna 3.1:45-59. Kathmandu: RNA.

 

2041. Bhattarai, Harsanath Sharma. Prasasakiya tatha Kanuni Sabdakos. Eng-Nep-Eng. Kathmandu: Nepal Research Associates.

 

1991. Chazot, E. and Soma Pant. Dictionnaire francais-Nepali. Kathmandu: Educational Enterprise.

 

2050. Bantava, Dik. Kirat Rai (Bantawa) Sabdakos. Kathmandu; Khakta Rai and Devi Rai.

 

1993. Ishii, Hiroshi. Neparugo Goishu [Nepali-Japanese, Japanese-Nepali]. Tokyo: TokyoUniversity of Foreign Studies. ILCAA.

 

n.d. Jha, P. Dinbandhu. Mithila Bhasakos. Darbhanga: Gramisahpur.

 

n.d. Watters, David. A Dictionary of the Takale Dialect of Kham (with etymological reference to other major dialects). ms.

 

1995. Cuppers, Christoph. Some remarks on a Tibetan-Newari lexicon cum phrase-book. Abhilekha 7.7:124-130. Kathmandu: Ministry of Education and Culture.

 

1995. Forbes, Duncan C. ed. Gorkhali-Angreji, Angreji-Gorkhali Sabdakos.

 

1996. Cuppers, Christoph , Kashinath Tamot and Philip Pierce. A Tibetan-Newari Lexicon cum Phrase Book, With illustrations. Bonn: VGH Wissenschaftsverag.

 

1997. Community Youth Club. Tharu-Nepali-English Dictionary, with pronunciation in Roman Tharu. Neya Gau 4, Bardiya: Community Youth Club.

 

1976. Hale, Austin. Guide to glossary entries. In: Shresthacharya and Tuladhar, pp. 112-119.

 

2040. Pokharel, Balkrishna, Vasudev Tripathi, Ballabh Mani Dahal, Krishna Prasad Parajuli, G. Sharma and H. Bhattarai. Nepali Brhat Sabdakos. Kathmandu: RoyalNepalAcademy.

 

2041. Sajo, Abhalin and Soman Pant. French-Nepali Sabdakos.

 

1986. Manandhar, Thakur L. Newari-English Dictionary. Modern Language of the KathmanduValley. Ed. Ane Vergati. Delhi: Agam Kala Prakashan.

 

1987. van Driem, George. A Grammar of Limbu. Gruyter.

 

1988. Genetti, Carol. A contrastive study of the Dolakhali and Kathmandu Newari dialects. Cahiers de linguistique, Asie Orientale, 27

 

1989. Malla, Kamal Prakash. The classical Newari Dictionary Project: Problems and Prospects.

 

1989. Pradhan, Babulal. English-Nepali Dictionary. Varanasi: Trimurti Prakashan and Kathmandu: Ratna Pustak Bhandar.

 

1990. Pradhan, K.B. and G.M. Terrell. Nepali-English. Kathmandu: Authors.

 

1996. Pende, Badri D., John McEachernand and Tirth B. Shrestha (eds). Glossary of Environmental Terms. Kathmandu: IUCN.

 

1997. Saigusa, Reiko. Neparugo Jiten (Nepali-Japanese Dictionary). Tokyo: Daigaku Syorin.

 

1998. Malla, Kamal Prakash. The classical Newari Dictionary Project 1986-1996: Problems and prospects. In Lexicography in Nepal. Yogendra P. Yadava and Tej R. Kansakar, eds., 104-111.

 

1998. Pathak, Vishwa Nath. A brief introduction to the Awadhi-Nepali dictionary. In Yogendra P. Yadav and Tej R. Kansakar, eds., 47-48.

 

 

1998. Dawadi, Durga Prasad “The Sanskrit theory of dictionary making: Some considerations. In Lexicography in Nepal, Yogendra P. Yadav and Tej R. Kansakar, eds. Pp. 3-10.

 

1998. Noonan, Michael, Ram Prasad Bhulanja, Jaga Man Chhantyal and William Pagliusa. Chhantyal Dictionary and Texts. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.

 

2000. Singh, Chandra Lal. The Concise Dictionary of the Nepali Language. Kathmandu: Educational Enterprise.

 

2002. Michailovsky, Boyd. Limbu-English Dictionary of Mewa Khola dialect with English-Limbu index. Kathmandu: Mandala Book Point.

 

2003. Singh, Harishchandra Lal Singh. The Concise English-Nepali Dictionary. Lalitpur: Educational Publishing House.

 

2005. Gauchan, Tej. Thakali-Nepali-Angreji Sabdakos. Kathmandu: Thakali Society.

 

f.c.a. Mazaudon, MartineTamang-Nepali-French-English Dictionary.

f.c.b. Mazaudon, Martine. Comparative Dictionary and Reconstruction of the Tamang-Gurung-Thakali-Manangba language group.

 

 

 

 

Leave a Reply