Suggestions regarding a new Malay dictionary
C.J. Irving’s “Suggestions regarding a New Malay Dictionary” (1878) is a short note proposing methodological and structural recommendations for the compilation of a new Malay dictionary, published in the Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, Vol. 2, pp. 199–204.
Summary
Irving’s note addresses the need for a revised Malay dictionary and offers practical suggestions for its construction. The piece is a concise contribution to the lexicographic discourse of the Straits Settlements in the late 1870s, reflecting the period’s active engagement with Malay language documentation and standardisation.