Home : Thai-English-Thai Technical & Business Terms Glossary

Working on Thailand Business Pages web site involved the translations of thousands of technical terms from English into Thai and vice versa. In the process, a searchable Thai-English-Thai technical terms glossary was compiled. This is a screenshot:

The glossary contains not only free-standing words, but also word combinations. Tha is very important considering the descriptive nature of the Thai language where many terms cannot be translated without a very clear understanding of technical matters.

The work was complicated by the fact that there are many English technical terms that do not have an established Thai equivalent and, even worse, many incorrectly translated terms. It happens very rarely that a technical dictionary's compilers are experts in both technology and linguistics and this was exactly that very rare opportunity.

It is an .xlc file so it offers virtually unlimited opportunities for expansion. Among other features are the built-in search function and the possibility to line up both the Thai and English entries alphabetically. Some entries have usage examples, more are planned to be added.

Another planned project is to break the entries down by the topic (Construction, Automotive industry, Metallurgy, etc.) and cross-reference them if they overlap or belong to more than one topic. The implementation of this capability is built in .xlc files and should pose no problem.

It is also possible to add more languages.

The work on the glossary has been halted due to my resignation from the company and relocation to The Netherlands. I would be very much interested in finding a partner/sponsor to continue this project.