Dictionary of the malay tongue, a: in two parts, to which is prefixed a grammar of that language
Auteur :
Howison, James
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108056366
Date de publication :
28 mars 2013
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 x 2,2 cm
Poids :
740 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This Malay–English dictionary was published in 1801, and is largely the same in content as the first one produced 100 years earlier by Thomas Bowrey. It is a compendium of working Malay, representing early attempts to make a dictionary to serve the new colonial interests in the Malay Peninsula.