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DCDD preparing comprehensive Dzongkha dictionary

ཟླ་༢ 18, 2025 2 mins read
DCDD preparing comprehensive Dzongkha dictionary

The Dzongkha Expert Committee from the Department of Culture and Dzongkha Development (DCDD) is reviewing the 350-page book Ngar Soel Dzongkha Ngag Jun, which contains more than 2,000 ancient Dzongkha words and terminologies that are on the verge of extinction or are no longer in use today.

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