{"id":16,"date":"2026-05-15T13:23:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T12:23:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.psgaesthetics.uk\/gundert\/front-matter\/introduction\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T13:23:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T12:23:28","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"front-matter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.psgaesthetics.uk\/gundert\/front-matter\/introduction\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction","rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"raw":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>MALAYALAM AND ENGLISH\u00a0DICTIONARY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BY<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Rev. H. GUNDERT, D.Ph.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MANGALORE<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">PUBLISHED BY C. STOLZ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BASEL MISSION BOOK &amp; TRACT DEPOSITORY<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">1872<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">LONDON<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">TR\u00dcBNER<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BASEL<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MISSIONHAUS<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">COPYRIGHT RESERVED<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BY Registration under Act XXV of 1867.<\/p>\n\n\n<hr>\n\n<h3><strong>Editor\u2019s Note (OER Edition)<\/strong><\/h3>\nThis Open Educational Resource edition presents the 1872 <em>Malayalam and English Dictionary<\/em> compiled by Rev. Hermann Gundert, D.Ph., and published by the Basel Mission Book &amp; Tract Depository. As one of the earliest comprehensive lexicographical works on Malayalam, Gundert\u2019s dictionary remains a foundational reference for the study of the language, its historical vocabulary, and its development during the nineteenth century.\n\nThis digital edition has been prepared to support open access, research, and pedagogy. The text has been faithfully reproduced from the public\u2011domain original, with modern formatting and structural enhancements to improve readability and usability within contemporary learning environments.\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">George Varghese\n2026\nLondon<\/p>","rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>MALAYALAM AND ENGLISH\u00a0DICTIONARY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BY<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Rev. H. GUNDERT, D.Ph.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MANGALORE<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">PUBLISHED BY C. STOLZ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BASEL MISSION BOOK &amp; TRACT DEPOSITORY<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">1872<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">LONDON<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">TR\u00dcBNER<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BASEL<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">MISSIONHAUS<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">COPYRIGHT RESERVED<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">BY Registration under Act XXV of 1867.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Editor\u2019s Note (OER Edition)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>This Open Educational Resource edition presents the 1872 <em>Malayalam and English Dictionary<\/em> compiled by Rev. Hermann Gundert, D.Ph., and published by the Basel Mission Book &amp; Tract Depository. 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