Online Dictionaries From Around The World!
Presented here is a collection of pages with links to online dictionaries in languages from all over the world, including monolingual online dictionaries, bilingual online dictionaries, online technical and specialty dictionaries, and online translation engines and hyper-dictionaries. If you find any of the links dead and you want to notify us, or if you have recommendations for another dictionary to add to the site, contact us by email at
Tibetan-English Dictionary of Buddhist Teaching & Practice - Searchable online Tibetan-English dictionary that is part of an ongoing project in compiling Buddhist terminology and translation terms to bridge the Tibetan and English languages. Begun in 1979, it has slowly grown to a database of approximately 5 megabytes with 65,000 entries.
English to Tibetan Online Dictionary - The focus of this small English to Tibetan dictionary is on modern spoken (colloquial) Tibetan, though a few key Buddhist words are included; the Tibetan words are listed in Wylie Transliteration. The advanced search option makes possible searches in both English and Tibetan.
The Online Tibetan to English Translation/Dictionary Tool - Online Java-enabled translation tool takes Tibetan language passages - which can be cut and pasted in, typed in Wylie transliteration, or typed in Tibetan script - and divides the passages up into their component phrases and words, and displays corresponding dictionary definitions. Also can be run on Pocket PC and Smartphones.
Zhang Zhung Dictionary in PDF format - Tibetan-English dictionary compiled by Dan Martin; all Tibetan-language words are kept inside parentheses, while Zhang-zhung words, as well as English words, are unmarked. The main basis of this database is the work by Haarh, with further information added from other available sources.
Digital Dictionary of Buddhism: Tibetan-Chinese - Buddhist phrases and terms in Tibetan with their Chinese equivalents; the site requires registration for other options beyond the simple display of this page.
