Preface and Foreword The editors are grateful to Dr Dhan Raj Regmi, head of the Central Department of Linguistics at Tribhuvan University and to Dr Novel Kishore Rai, professor emeritus of linguistics who agreed to write a preface and a foreword to this dictionary. Computer and Lexicographical help While the first edition was published in pre-computer times and typed on a typewriter, this second edition is a computer database. For computer help, the editors thank Alastair M. Paterson and Diwa