How to Cite DPD
DPD is revised every month. Always cite the version you used.
The dictionary
Bodhirasa Bhikkhu. Digital Pāḷi Dictionary. Version v0.4.20260906. https://www.dpdict.net/
A single entry
Bodhirasa Bhikkhu. "gacchati 1." Digital Pāḷi Dictionary, version v0.4.20260906. https://www.dpdict.net/?tab=dpd&q=24043
Chicago (note)
Bodhirasa Bhikkhu, "gacchati 1," Digital Pāḷi Dictionary, version v0.4.20260906, https://www.dpdict.net/?tab=dpd&q=24043.
MLA
Bodhirasa Bhikkhu. "gacchati 1." Digital Pāḷi Dictionary, version v0.4.20260906, www.dpdict.net/?tab=dpd&q=24043.
APA
Bodhirasa Bhikkhu. (2026). gacchati 1. In Digital Pāḷi Dictionary (version v0.4.20260906). https://www.dpdict.net/?tab=dpd&q=24043
Finding the version
Online — go to dpdict.net. The version is in the footer line at the bottom of the page, right after the how to cite link.
GoldenDict, MDict, DictTango — look up cite. The entry gives you the whole
citation, with the version of the copy you have installed already filled in.
DPD app — the info menu, under How to Cite, with a copy button.
PDF — on the second page, under How to cite this dictionary.
Database — the db_info table has a dpd_release_version row, and a citation row
holding the finished citation.
Finding the permalink
Look the word up on dpdict.net, click the feedback button in the row of
buttons under the entry, and the id is the first line — ID 24043. Ids are
permanent and are never reused, so the link will always reach that same entry.
To cite a word rather than one particular entry of it, use the word itself:
https://www.dpdict.net/?tab=dpd&q=gacchati
From the repository
The GitHub project page has a Cite this repository button that generates APA or BibTeX.
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — see the licence page.