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A Digital Version of The PTS Pali-English Dictionary (proofread 2021)

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A Digital Version of The PTS Pali-English Dictionary (proofread 2021)

A digital version of The Pali Text Society’s Pāli-English Dictionary in Stardict dictionary format files. All word definitions are in English as of the Pāḷi Roman PTS PED, only the words to be looked up are in various pāḷi scripts. There are 17 files of them for 17 pāḷi scripts, choose your preferred one in the download session below.


Quick Info

Converted to Stardict format files from a HTML source file released by Buddhadust.

Introduction from Buddhadust for the work:

This work is based on an scanned version of an early reprint of an early edition of The Pali Text Society’s Pali English Dictionary revised in accordance with the 2015 “Reprint with corrections” by K.R. Norman, William Pruitt and Peter Jackson.

For more info, pls visit Buddhadust.

This 2021 proofread Buddhadust - PTS PED digital version is currently supposed to be “the most error-free” among those found on the Internet. It is said that somebody had spent thousands of hours to perform proofread for this version shared by Buddhadust. So we should say sādhu sādhu sādhu to their efforts.

  • Credits belong to PTS & Buddhadust’s efforts.

  • To convert pāḷi Roman to other scripts, we used a script converter developed by Janaka (tipitaka.app) used with its author consent in 2020.

License

This derived work follows the license stated in the source file:


Corrected reprint © The Pali Text Society
Commercial Rights Reserved
Creative Commons Licence by-nc/3.0/

Converted to Stardict format files from a HTML source file released by [Buddhadust](http://buddhadust.net)

Download

All definitions are in English as of the Pāḷi Roman PTS PED, only the words to be looked up are in your selected scripts. There are 17 files of them for 17 pāḷi scripts, find your preferred one.

Note: Easy copy links are listed to let one copy the download links conveniently on their touch screen devices (see 1. iPhone/iPad/iPod session below). They have the same content with the HTML download links. One doesn’t need to download a link twice!

Stardict dictionary data

  1. Pāḷi Roman (~2.4M) PTSPED-2021.zip
    Easy copy link: https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/stardict/PTSPED-2021.zip

  2. Pāḷi Bengali - বাংলা (~2.5M) Bengali-PTSPED-2021.zip
    Easy copy link: https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/stardict/PTSPED-2021.zip

  3. Pāḷi Brahmi - Brāhmī (~2.5M) Brahmi-PTSPED-2021.zip
    Easy copy link: https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/stardict/Brahmi-PTSPED-2021.zip

  4. Pāḷi Cyrillic - кириллица (~2.5M) Cyrillic-PTSPED-2021.zip
    Easy copy link: https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/stardict/Cyrillic-PTSPED-2021.zip

  5. Pāḷi Devanagari - हिन्दी (~2.5M) Devanagari-PTSPED-2021.zip
    Easy copy link: https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/stardict/Devanagari-PTSPED-2021.zip

  6. Pāḷi Gujarati - ગુજરાતી (~2.5M) Gujarati-PTSPED-2021.zip
    Easy copy link: https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/stardict/Gujarati-PTSPED-2021.zip

  7. Pāḷi Gurmukhi - ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ (~2.5M) Gurmukhi-PTSPED-2021.zip
    Easy copy link: https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/stardict/Gurmukhi-PTSPED-2021.zip

  8. Pāḷi Kannada - ಕನ್ನಡ (~2.5M) Kannada-PTSPED-2021.zip
    Easy copy link: https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/stardict/Kannada-PTSPED-2021.zip

  9. Pāḷi Khmer - ភាសាខ្មែរ (~2.5M) Khmer-PTSPED-2021.zip
    Easy copy link: https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/stardict/Khmer-PTSPED-2021.zip

  10. Pāḷi Laos - ລາວ (~2.5M) Laos-PTSPED-2021.zip
    Easy copy link: https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/stardict/Laos-PTSPED-2021.zip

  11. Pāḷi Malayalam - മലയാളം (~2.5M) Malayalam-PTSPED-2021.zip
    Easy copy link: https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/stardict/Malayalam-PTSPED-2021.zip

  12. Pāḷi Myanmar - ဗမာစာ (~2.5M) Myanmar-PTSPED-2021.zip
    Easy copy link: https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/stardict/Myanmar-PTSPED-2021.zip

  13. Pāḷi Sinhala - සිංහල (~2.5M) Sinhala-PTSPED-2021.zip
    Easy copy link: https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/stardict/Sinhala-PTSPED-2021.zip

  14. Pāḷi Tai Tham - Tai Tham LN (~2.5M) TaiTham-PTSPED-2021.zip
    Easy copy link: https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/stardict/TaiTham-PTSPED-2021.zip

  15. Pāḷi Telugu - తెలుగు (~2.5M) Telugu-PTSPED-2021.zip
    Easy copy link: https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/stardict/Telugu-PTSPED-2021.zip

  16. Pāḷi Thai - ไทย (~2.5M) Thai-PTSPED-2021.zip
    Easy copy link: https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/stardict/Thai-PTSPED-2021.zip

  17. Pāḷi Tibetan - བོད་སྐད། (~2.5M) Tibetan-PTSPED-2021.zip
    Easy copy link: https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/stardict/Tibetan-PTSPED-2021.zip

Tab files for developers

  • Pls keep the license of PTS and make an attribution note to Buddhadust.

  • To quickly download a particular tabfile of a pāḷi script, pls see the Appendix Tabfile links session below.

  • Some converter code files: check dev dir in this Github repository

How To Use

In general, the above Stardict dictionary data can be used with apps that support Stardict dictionary format (version 3.0.0).

Here are some apps:

1. iPhone/iPad/iPod

Install Dicty app (free), click on Dictionaries tab, then click on cloud 🌩️ icon (download from cloud), copy the link of your preferred pāḷi script as listed above and paste to the “Enter URL” field, then click on Download.

For example, for pāḷi Roman (~2.4M), copy this link:

https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/stardict/PTSPED-2021.zip

For pāḷi Myanmar - ဗမာစာ (~2.5M), copy this link:

https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/stardict/Myanmar-PTSPED-2021.zip

and so on.

2. Android powered devices

On Android, we can use QDict app.

QDict app is a rare open source Stardict dictionary viewer app on Android that supports recent Stardict format sametypesequence=h (HTML) and synonyms (the .syn file). It also supports Full Text Search for the dictionary data!!

I have been using ColorDict app on Android for a long time, unfortunately it currently doesn’t support this new format. And it seems that this app currently is not in active development.

2.1 Qdict

Download any dictionary data zip file of your preferred pāḷi script, unzip it, you will get, these files:

PTSPED-2021.cdi
PTSPED-2021.dict
PTSPED-2021.idx
PTSPED-2021.ifo

Just leave them there, we will get back to them later.

Now install QDict from Google Play

If your devices don’t have Google Play store, you can download its APK from F-Droid. It is a folk of Qdict source code here

Once installed, open (run) Qdict first, then allow storage permission for QDict if your Android requests.

By default, Qdict will create a new folder named QDict in your device storage (phone memory): /storage/emulated/0/QDict. You can move it to another place in QDict hamburger Menu > Settings then set Data path to another location.

Close QDict, open any File manager app on your device, go to device memory, open QDict folder, create a new folder dicts if it doesn’t exist there, open dicts.

Inside the dicts folder, we can put many dictionary data, and each dictionary data should have its own or different folder.

For PTS Dictionary, inside the dicts folder, create a new folder named, for example, PTS2021, then inside PTS2021 folder paste the Stardict dictionary files that you have uncompressed in the above step:

PTSPED-2021.cdi
PTSPED-2021.dict
PTSPED-2021.idx
PTSPED-2021.ifo

Now open QDict app again, on click on the QDict hamburger menu > Select Dictionary and Enable your dictionary.

If you have many dictionaries there, you can also re-order them as your wish.

2.2 Fora dictionary pro

Fora Dictionary Pro and run it. To run it after installed is to let it create its app directory. (You may need to give its “Storage permission” if your phone requires.)

Download your preferred pāḷi script file as listed above.

For example, for pāḷi Roman (~2.4M), download this file:

https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/stardict/PTSPED-2021.zip

For pāḷi Myanmar - ဗမာစာ (~2.5M), download this file:

https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/stardict/Myanmar-PTSPED-2021.zip

and so on.

Then use your phone File manager, copy the downloaded zip file to Fora app Document dir (on our phone, its full path is):


your-phone-internal-storage/Android/data/com.ngc.fora.android/files/Documents/

If you do not see “com.ngc.fora.android” directory, pls run Fora first, at least one time and try again.

Open Fora, on its home screen, click on Manage, choose Import Dictionary, then browse to the above downloaded zip file.

3. Computer

Any software that supports Stardict format (version 3.0.0) (like Golden Dict, Stardict etc…) should work.

Pls refer to your particular software instructions on how to add dictionary data files to it.

4. Bug report

If you found bugs or errors related to this project, you may open a new Git issue or contact us via this Google Form.

  1. Tabfile of Pāḷi Roman (~2.2M) Tabfile_PTSPED-2021.zip
    Tabfile easy copy link: https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/tabfiles/Tabfile_PTSPED-2021.zip

  2. Tabfile of Pāḷi Bengali - বাংলা (~2.3M) Tabfile_Bengali-PTSPED-2021.zip
    Tabfile easy copy link: https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/tabfiles/Tabfile_PTSPED-2021.zip

  3. Tabfile of Pāḷi Brahmi - Brāhmī (~2.5M) Tabfile_Brahmi-PTSPED-2021.zip
    Tabfile easy copy link: https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/tabfiles/Tabfile_Brahmi-PTSPED-2021.zip

  4. Tabfile of Pāḷi Cyrillic - кириллица (~2.4M) Tabfile_Cyrillic-PTSPED-2021.zip
    Tabfile easy copy link: https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/tabfiles/Tabfile_Cyrillic-PTSPED-2021.zip

  5. Tabfile of Pāḷi Devanagari - हिन्दी (~2.3M) Tabfile_Devanagari-PTSPED-2021.zip
    Tabfile easy copy link: https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/tabfiles/Tabfile_Devanagari-PTSPED-2021.zip

  6. Tabfile of Pāḷi Gujarati - ગુજરાતી (~2.3M) Tabfile_Gujarati-PTSPED-2021.zip
    Tabfile easy copy link: https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/tabfiles/Tabfile_Gujarati-PTSPED-2021.zip

  7. Tabfile of Pāḷi Gurmukhi - ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ (~2.3M) Tabfile_Gurmukhi-PTSPED-2021.zip
    Tabfile easy copy link: https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/tabfiles/Tabfile_Gurmukhi-PTSPED-2021.zip

  8. Tabfile of Pāḷi Kannada - ಕನ್ನಡ (~2.3M) Tabfile_Kannada-PTSPED-2021.zip
    Tabfile easy copy link: https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/tabfiles/Tabfile_Kannada-PTSPED-2021.zip

  9. Tabfile of Pāḷi Khmer - ភាសាខ្មែរ (~2.3M) Tabfile_Khmer-PTSPED-2021.zip
    Tabfile easy copy link: https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/tabfiles/Tabfile_Khmer-PTSPED-2021.zip

  10. Tabfile of Pāḷi Laos - ລາວ (~2.4M) Tabfile_Laos-PTSPED-2021.zip
    Tabfile easy copy link: https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/tabfiles/Tabfile_Laos-PTSPED-2021.zip

  11. Tabfile of Pāḷi Malayalam - മലയാളം (~2.3M) Tabfile_Malayalam-PTSPED-2021.zip
    Tabfile easy copy link: https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/tabfiles/Tabfile_Malayalam-PTSPED-2021.zip

  12. Tabfile of Pāḷi Myanmar - ဗမာစာ (~2.4M) Tabfile_Myanmar-PTSPED-2021.zip
    Tabfile easy copy link: https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/tabfiles/Tabfile_Myanmar-PTSPED-2021.zip

  13. Tabfile of Pāḷi Sinhala - සිංහල (~2.4M) Tabfile_Sinhala-PTSPED-2021.zip
    Tabfile easy copy link: https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/tabfiles/Tabfile_Sinhala-PTSPED-2021.zip

  14. Tabfile of Pāḷi Tai Tham - Tai Tham LN (~2.3M) Tabfile_TaiTham-PTSPED-2021.zip
    Tabfile easy copy link: https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/tabfiles/Tabfile_TaiTham-PTSPED-2021.zip

  15. Tabfile of Pāḷi Telugu - తెలుగు (~2.3M) Tabfile_Telugu-PTSPED-2021.zip
    Tabfile easy copy link: https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/tabfiles/Tabfile_Telugu-PTSPED-2021.zip

  16. Tabfile of Pāḷi Thai - ไทย (~2.4M) Tabfile_Thai-PTSPED-2021.zip
    Tabfile easy copy link: https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/tabfiles/Tabfile_Thai-PTSPED-2021.zip

  17. Tabfile of Pāḷi Tibetan - བོད་སྐད། (~2.3M) Tabfile_Tibetan-PTSPED-2021.zip
    Tabfile easy copy link: https://vpnry.github.io/ptsped/tabfiles/Tabfile_Tibetan-PTSPED-2021.zip

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