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Dictionaries Available for the Tibetan Translation Tool
Contributor(s): Andres Montano.
Downloading dictionary content for offline use in the Tibetan Translation Tool on your computer
The dictionary content can be accessed on-line and off-line through all versions of the translation tool. The All-In-One Online Installer and the All-In-One Offline Installer (Windows 98/ Me/ NT/ 2000/ XP/ 2003 only) include the dictionary pack for off-line use by default and provide the easiest installation method.
Non-windows users wishing to access the dictionaries off-line must manually install them in your computer following these simple steps:
1. Download the dictionary bundle from here.
2. Unzip it into any local folder. It should produce a folder called thl-dicts with three files inside: thl.def, thl.dic, and thl.wrd
3. Run the translation tool. The Java Web Start version is recommended for MAC OS X, Linux, and Solaris users. The stand-alone version is recommended for other platforms supporting Java.
4. Go to File -> Open -> Access Local Dictionary -> Browse.
5. Go to the thl-dicts folder wherever you unpacked the bundle and select the thl.wrd file and choose Open.
6. Make sure "Use these settings as default" is checked.
7. Click on Ok. You can now use the translation tool without an internet connection.
Tibetan Dictionaries
The Tibetan dictionaries freely available for immediate on-line use and/or download for off-line use are:
- Jeffrey Hopkins' Tibetan-Sanskrit-English Dictionary version 2.0.0
- A Tibetan-Sanskrit Table of Buddhist Terminology based on the Yogacarabhumi by Yokoyama, Koitsu & Hirosawa, and Takayuki
- Tibetan Vocabulary by Dan Martin version April 14, 2003
- Jim Valby's Dictionary
- Ives Waldo's Dictionary
- Richard Barron's Tibetan-English Word List
- The Rangjung Yeshe Tibetan-English Dictionary of Buddhist Culture version 3.0
Tomeraider version
Additionally, Jeffrey Hopkins' Tibetan-Sanskrit-Dictionary version 2.0.0 is also available in Tomeraider format.
Offering your own dictionary for inclusion in the Tibetan Translation Tool
Third parties who are compiling and distributing Tibetan dictionaries are welcome to get in contact to arrange the distributions of their dictionaries through this multi-platform utility.