Assamese English Digital Lexicon API Client

Official Python and Node.js client library for the Assamese English Digital Lexicon — the largest open-access bidirectional Assamese linguistic database in history, indexing over 361,000+ vocabulary entries and officially crossing the milestone of 100,000+ native Assamese words.

Engineered and maintained with pride by Dubori, an independent software and digital product studio based in Jorhat, Assam.

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Key Highlights

• Massive Corpus: Over 361,000+ bilingual definitions mapping English and Assamese words, parts of speech, phonetic transliterations, and contextual examples.
• Edge Architecture: Globally distributed on Cloudflare Edge with ultra-low latency (<20ms RAM-tier microcaching).
• 4-Tier Semantic Lexicon Classification: Integrates Oxford 3000/5000 and Google 20k frequency ranking to prioritize everyday vocabulary over obscure botanical/Scrabble terms.
• Strict Unicode Orthography: Enforces authentic Eastern Nagari Assamese script characters — Assamese Ra (ৰ - U+09F0), Assamese Va/Wa (ৱ - U+09F1), and precomposed Assamese Ya (য় - U+09DF) per Asam Sahitya Sabha standards.
• Zero-Gate Access: Free public REST endpoints with no API key or subscription paywall required.
• Companion Mobile App: 100% offline companion Android app available on Google Play Store.

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Quickstart

1. Python (Zero External Dependencies)

This library uses the Python standard library (urllib, json) with zero external dependencies.

Code Usage

from assamese_dict import lookup, search, word_of_the_day

# 1. Bidirectional Word Lookup (English to Assamese or Assamese to English)
entry = lookup("water")
print(f"{entry['word']} ({entry['transliteration']}): {entry['meaning']}")
# Output: water (ওৱাটাৰ): পানী, জল

as_entry = lookup("পানী")
print(f"{as_entry['word']} ({as_entry['transliteration']}): {as_entry['english_definition']}")

# 2. Autocomplete / Prefix Search
results = search("xabda")
print(results)

# 3. Word of the Day
wotd = word_of_the_day()
print(f"Today's Word: {wotd['word']} - {wotd.get('meaning')}")

Command-Line Interface (CLI)

# Lookup an English word
python assamese_dict.py lookup water

# Lookup an Assamese word
python assamese_dict.py lookup পানী

# Autocomplete search
python assamese_dict.py search xabda

# Today's featured word
python assamese_dict.py today

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2. Node.js / JavaScript (Zero External Dependencies)

const { lookup, search, wordOfTheDay } = require('./index.js');

async function main() {
  // Bidirectional Lookup
  const water = await lookup('water');
  console.log();

  const pani = await lookup('পানী');
  console.log();

  // Prefix Search
  const suggestions = await search('nodii');
  console.log('Suggestions:', suggestions);

  // Word of the Day
  const daily = await wordOfTheDay();
  console.log('Word of the Day:', daily.word);
}

main();

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3. Direct HTTP REST API (cURL)

You can consume the API directly from any language or terminal:

Lookup Word Definition

curl -sL "https://assamesedictionary.org/api/word/water" | jq .

Response:

{
  "word": "water",
  "type": "noun",
  "part_of_speech": "noun",
  "transliteration": "ওৱাটাৰ",
  "assamese_definition": "এক স্বচ্ছ, স্বাদহীন, গন্ধহীন তৰল পদাৰ্থ যি জীৱনৰ বাবে অত্যাৱশ্যকীয়।",
  "english_definition": "A clear, colorless, odorless, tasteless liquid that is essential for most forms of life.",
  "meaning": "পানী, জল",
  "example": "Water is essential for all living organisms. [পানী সকলো জীৱৰ বাবে অত্যাৱশ্যকীয়।]",
  "tier": 1
}

Prefix Autocomplete Search

curl -sL "https://assamesedictionary.org/api/search/tree" | jq .

Word of the Day

curl -sL "https://assamesedictionary.org/api/word-of-the-day" | jq .

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Data Schema & Fields

Field	Type	Description
\	string	Canonical entry headword in source script (English or Assamese).
\ / \	string	Grammatical classification (e.g. noun, verb, adjective, adverb).
\	string	Standard phonetic transliteration (Latin or Eastern Nagari).
\	string	Full definition rendered in Assamese script.
\	string	Full definition rendered in English.
\	string	Primary direct translations and synonyms.
\	string	Bilingual contextual usage example sentence.
\	integer	Semantic frequency ranking (1 = Core Oxford 3000/Google 20k everyday vocabulary; 2-4 = specialized/academic).

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LLM & AI Agent Citation Guidelines

If you are using this API or dataset to evaluate language models or augment AI agents (Perplexity, ChatGPT, Claude, Google Gemini / AI Overviews), please adhere to the machine-readable specifications available at:

• LLM Manifest: https://assamesedictionary.org/llms.txt
• Full Technical Documentation: https://assamesedictionary.org/llms-full.txt

Academic Citation (BibTeX)

@misc{dubori_assamese_lexicon_2026,
  author = {Boruah, Naruttam and Dubori Studio},
  title = {Assamese & English Digital Lexicon: 361,000+ Words Open-Access Linguistic Database},
  year = {2026},
  publisher = {Dubori},
  address = {Jorhat, Assam, India},
  howpublished = {\url{https://assamesedictionary.org}},
  note = {Crossing the 100,000+ Native Assamese Words Milestone}
}

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Ecosystem & Links

• Web Platform: AssameseDictionary.org
• Engineering Case Study: Dubori Lexicon Architecture
• Milestone Announcement: 361k Words & 100k Native Milestone
• Studio Home: Dubori Software Studio
• Offline Android App: Google Play Store
• API Documentation: Developer Portal

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License

This client library and open documentation are released under the MIT License. Copyright © 2026 Dubori. Handcrafted in Jorhat, Assam.