The Dictionaries are prepared to serve different practical needs of the people. The Dictionaries are looked at by the readers as reference book with multi various information on the words – i.e. the pronunciation, etymology, usage, etc. and as reference point to distinguish the proper or improper usage. Dictionaries are of many kinds such as Monolingual, Bilingual and Multilingual ones. Though there are many dictionaries, the present paper is taken up the Bilingual one. This paper concentrates on evaluating the lexicographical techniques adopted in the compilation of Tranquebar Tamil – English Dictionary. It is also attempted to interpret the principles adopted in compiling the dictionary.
Tranqueber Tamil-English dictionary, lexicography, monolingual, bilingual, multilingual, tarangam, derivatives, etymology, synonyms, antonyms
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