Digital Pāḷi Dictionary

The Digital Pāḷi Dictionary (DPD) extension is designed to be the ultimate companion for Pāḷi students, scholars, and practitioners. It integrates the most comprehensive and modern Pāḷi dictionary directly into your browser, allowing for a seamless reading experience across any website.

The DPD extension provides instant word lookups through a convenient sidebar. By simply double-clicking a Pāḷi word or selecting a phrase on any webpage, users can immediately view detailed definitions, grammatical analysis, word constructions, and inflections. It includes advanced features like real-time Velthuis-to-Unicode transliteration, audio pronunciations, and intelligent text selection that handles complex sandhi compounds and diacritics.

* Eliminate Interruption: No more switching tabs or opening separate apps to look up words. Stay focused on the text you are reading.
* Deep Academic Data: Access the full DPD database, including literal meanings, root information, and comprehensive grammar, inflection and word-frequency tables.
* Optimized for Study: Seamlessly integrated with major Pāḷi resources like SuttaCentral, Digital Pali Reader, and Tipitaka.org, with themes that automatically adapt to match the site's aesthetic.
* Easy to Use: Minimalist design that stays out of the way until you need it. Search history and intuitive navigation make reviewing words effortless.