Question

who compiled and puldished the first Assamese dietlonary in 1867?​

Answer 1

Miles Bronson is the correct answer.

Answer 2

Answer:

A Dictionary in Assamese and English” by Miles Bronson was the first Assamese language dictionary. It was published in the year 1867 from Sibsagar, Assam.

Hemkosh (হেমকোষ) is the first etymological dictionary of the Assamese language based on Sanskrit spellings, compiled by Hemchandra Barua. It was first published in 1900 under the supervision of Capt. P. R. Gordon, ISC and Hemchandra Goswami, 33 years after the publication of Bronson’s dictionary. It contained about 22,346 words.

Hemkosh is the second dictionary of Assamese language. The first Assamese dictionary was compiled by Dr. Miles Bronson,