List of encyclopedias by language

This is a list of encyclopedias by language.

Albanian

Encyclopedias written in Albanian.

• Albanian Encyclopedic Dictionary (Albanian: Fjalori Enciklopedik Shqiptar): published by Academy of Sciences of Albania;
  • First Edition (1985; FESH)
  • New Edition (2008/09; Botimi i ri, FESH II)
• Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia (Albanian edition, 1984): the first encyclopedia published in Albanian
• Albanian Wikipedia (Wikipedia shqip)
• Encyclopedia of Albanian Art (Albanian: Enciklopedia e Artit Shqiptar)

Arabic

Main article: List of Arabic encyclopedias

Encyclopedias written in Arabic.

• Global Arabic Encyclopedia
• King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Arabic Health Encyclopedia
• Marefa
• Mawdoo3
• Arabic Wikipedia

Armenian

Encyclopedias written in Armenian.

• Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
• Armenian Wikipedia
• Western Armenian Wikipedia

Azerbaijani

Encyclopedias written in Azerbaijani.

• Azerbaijani Soviet Encyclopedia
• National Encyclopedia of Azerbaijan
• Azerbaijani Wikipedia
• South Azerbaijani Wikipedia

Balinese

Encyclopedias written in Balinese

• Balinese Wikipedia

Basque

Encyclopedias written in Basque

• Basque Wikipedia
• Auñamendi Eusko Entziklopedia

Belarusian

Encyclopedias written in Belarusian

• Belarusian Encyclopedia (1996–2004) (Беларуская энцыклапедыя)
• Belarusian Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1976) (Беларуская савецкая энцыклапедыя)

Bengali

• Bishwakosh: 22 volumes, edited by Rangalal Mukhopadhyay, Troilokyanath Mukhopadhyay and Nagendranath Basu
• Banglapedia
• Bengali Wikipedia
• Islami Bishwakosh

Bulgarian

Encyclopedias written in Bulgarian.

• Concise Bulgarian Encyclopedia (Кратка българска енциклопедия; 1963–1969)
• Danchovi Bros Bulgarian Encyclopedia (Българска енциклопедия на Братя Данчови; 1936)
• Encyclopedia Bulgaria (1981–1997) (Енциклопедия България)
• Bulgarian Wikipedia (Уикипедия на български език)

Catalan

Encyclopedias written in Catalan.

• Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana (Catalan Encyclopedia)
• Catalan Wikipedia

Chinese

Encyclopedias written in Chinese.

Main article: List of Chinese encyclopedias

Croatian

Encyclopedias written in Croatian.

• Enciklopedija hrvatske umjetnosti (1995–1996) (Encyclopedia of Croatian Art)
• Filmska enciklopedija (1986–1990) (Film Encyclopedia)
• General Encyclopedia of the Yugoslavian Lexicographical Institute (Opća enciklopedija Jugoslavenskog leksikografskog zavoda)
• Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia
• Hrvatska enciklopedija (1999–2007) (Croatian Encyclopedia)
• Istarska enciklopedija (2005) (Istrian Encyclopedia)
• Krležijana (1993–1999) (Encyclopedia of Miroslav Krleža)
• Medicinska enciklopedija (1967–1986) (Medical Encyclopedia)
• Pomorska enciklopedija (1972–1989) (Naval Encyclopedia)
• Proleksis Encyclopedia (Proleksis enciklopedija)
• Tehnička enciklopedija (1963–1997) (Technical Encyclopedia)
• Croatian Wikipedia (Wikipedija na hrvatskom jeziku)

Czech

Encyclopedias written in Czech.

• Riegrův slovník naučný (11 volumes, 1860–1874, supplement vol. 1890, online)
• Stručný všeobecný slovník věcný (9 volumes, 1874–1885, online)
• Otto's encyclopedia (Ottův slovník naučný, 28 vols., 1888–1909, 12 supplement vols., Ottův slovník naučný nové doby (incomplete), 1930–1943, volumes 1–28 online)
• Příruční slovník všeobecných vědomostí (2 volumes, 1882–1887, editor Josef Rank, vol 1 online)
• Masarykův slovník naučný (7 volumes, 1925–1933)
• B. Kočího Malý slovník naučný (2 volumes, 1925–1929, online)
• Nový velký ilustrovaný Slovník naučný (22 volumes, 1929–1934, online)
• Komenského slovník naučný (10 volumes, 1937–1938)
• Příruční slovník naučný (PSN, 4 volumes, 1962–1967)
• Malý encyklopedický slovník A-Ž (1 volume, 1972)
• Ilustrovaný encyklopedický slovník (IES, 3 volumes, 1980–1982)
• Malá československá encklopedie (MČSE, 6 volumes, 1984–1987)
• Diderot (8 volumes, 1999–2000)
• Universum (10 volumes, 1999–2001)
• Czech Wikipedia (2002–)

Danish

Main article: List of Danish online encyclopedic resources

Encyclopedias written in Danish.

• Den Store Danske Encyklopædi
• Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon
• Danish Wikipedia

Dutch

Main article: List of Dutch encyclopedias

Encyclopedias written in Dutch.

• Eerste Nederlandse Systematisch Ingerichte Encyclopaedie (abbr. E.N.S.I.E., "First Dutch Systematically Arranged Encyclopaedia")
• Grote Nederlandse Larousse Encyclopedie (1971–1979)
• Grote Spectrum Encyclopedie (1974–1980)
• Oosthoek's Geïllustreerde Encyclopaedie (1916–1923; 7th ed. 1976–1981)
• Winkler Prins Geïllustreerde Encyclopaedie (1870–1882; 2nd ed. 1884–1888)
• Dutch Wikipedia (Nederlandstalige Wikipedia)

Egyptian Arabic

• Egyptian Arabic Wikipedia: a Wikipedia encyclopedia written in Egyptian Arabic language.

English

Encyclopedias written in English.

• Academic American Encyclopedia
• American Heritage New Pictorial Encyclopedic Guide to the United States (1965)
• The American Peoples Encyclopedia (1948–1976); the 1948 edition was a 20-volume set published by Spencer Press, Inc., marketed by Sears Roebuck and Company; the 1962 edition was a revised 20-volume set published by Grolier Incorporated, and marketed by its subsidiary, The Richards Company, Inc.
• Asian Encyclopedia of Law: legal encyclopedia from Lawi
• Banglapedia: national encyclopedia of Bangladesh, available in English and Bengali
• Barkham Burroughs' Encyclopaedia (1889), American encyclopedia and miscellany
• Book of Knowledge
• Britannica Junior
• British Encyclopedia, or Dictionary of Arts and Sciences: 1809, 6 volumes
• The British Encyclopedia: 1933, 10 volumes
• Cambridge Encyclopedia: one-volume encyclopedia from Cambridge University Press
• Canadian Encyclopedia: originally a multi-volume print encyclopedia from Hurtig Publishers focusing on Canadian topics (founded 1985); now a free, online-only publication of the Historica Dominion Institute
• Chambers's Encyclopaedia (1859–1979)
• The Children's Encyclopedia
• Collier's Encyclopedia (1951–1998)
• Collins Encyclopedia of Scotland: one-volume encyclopedia
• Columbia Encyclopedia: one-volume encyclopedia from Columbia University Press
• The Complete Compendium of Universal Knowledge (1891)
• Compton's Encyclopedia: 26-volume encyclopedia
• Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (1728–1788)
• Dictionary of the Middle Ages (1982–1989)
• The Domestic Encyclopedia (1802, Am. editions 1803, 1821)
• Encarta, digital multimedia encyclopedia by Microsoft
• Encyclopædia Biblica: published in 1899
• Encyclopædia Britannica: in print 1768–2010, online since 1994; see also the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
• Encyclopædia Britannica Ultimate Reference Suite: available on DVD
• Encyclopædia Iranica: history and contemporary topics related to Iranian peoples
• Encyclopedia Americana
• Encyclopedia Judaica: 26-volume English-language encyclopedia of the Jewish people and Judaism
• Encyclopedia of Associations: also available online as Associations Unlimited
• Encyclopedia of Distances: Springer-Verlag 2009
• Encyclopedia of Law: 120.000-entry legal encyclopedia with a legal dictionary and legal thesaurus
• Encyclopedia of Life: online collaborative encyclopedia intended to document all of the living species known to science
• Encyclopedia MDPI: online encyclopedia focusing on scientific topics and is aimed at the scholarly community
• Encyclopedia of New Zealand: country-specific historical encyclopedia, with contemporary topics
• Encyclopaedia of Wales: one volume, also available in Welsh
• Funk & Wagnalls Standard Encyclopedia
• Global Encyclopedia: Grolier publication during the 1980s
• Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
• Kendal's Pocket Encyclopedia (1802, second edition 1811)
• Lexicon Technicum (1704–1744)
• Low's Encyclopaedia (1805–1811)
• Merit Students Encyclopedia (1967–1992)
• The Minor Encyclopedia (1803)
• National Geographic Encyclopedia
• New American Cyclopedia (1857–1866)
• New American Desk Encyclopedia: small paperback encyclopedia
• New International Encyclopaedia (1902–1927)
• The Nuttall Encyclopaedia: 1900
• Oracle Encyclopædia: five-volume encyclopedia published in 1895
• Pears Cyclopaedia: one-volume encyclopaedia published annually in the United Kingdom (1897–2017)
• The Penguin Encyclopedia: one-volume encyclopedia published by the Penguin Group
• The Poets' Encyclopedia
• Random House Encyclopedia: one-volume encyclopedia from Random House
• TV Tropes (2004)
• The Volume Library by Southwestern, 3-volume compendium with aspects of dictionary, almanac and encyclopedia
• English Wikipedia (2001)
  • Simple English Wikipedia (2003)
• World Book Encyclopedia: world's best selling print encyclopedia

Esperanto

Encyclopedias written in Esperanto.

• Enciklopedio de Esperanto: two-volume encyclopedia about Esperanto issues (Budapest 1934); reprint in one volume, without the illustrations (1986)
• Esperanto en perspektivo: encyclopedic handbook about Esperanto issues (Rotterdam and London 1974)
• Esperanto Wikipedia (2001)

Estonian

Encyclopedias written in Estonian.

• Eesti Entsüklopeedia (1932–1937)
• Eesti nõukogude entsüklopeedia (1968–1976)
• Eesti nõukogude entsüklopeedia (ENE) (1985–1990) / Eesti entsüklopeedia (EE) (1990–2006)
• Eesti Üleüldise teaduse raamat ehk encyklopädia konversationi-lexikon: by Karl August Hermann (1900–1906)
• ENEKE (1982–1986)
• Estonica
• TEA entsüklopeedia (2008)
• Estonian Wikipedia (2002)

Finnish

Encyclopedias written in Finnish.

• Facta (1969–1974)
• Facta 2001
• Factum (2003–2005)
• Iso tietosanakirja (1931–1958)
• Otavan iso tietosanakirja – Encyclopedia Fennica (1960–1965)
• Pieni tietosanakirja (1925–1928)
• Spectrum Tietokeskus (1976–1987)
• Tiedon Värikäs Maailma (1972–1980)
• Tietosanakirja (1909–1922)
• Uusi tietosanakirja (1929)
• Uusi Tietosanakirja (1960–1972)
• Finnish Wikipedia (Suomenkielinen Wikipedia)

French

Encyclopedias written in French.

• Claude Augé Nouveau Petit Larousse Illustré
• Découvertes Gallimard: illustrated encyclopaedia in pocket format (1986–)
• Encyclopædia Britannica: translated into French
• Encyclopædia Universalis (1968–)
• Encyclopédie (1751–1772)
• Encyclopédie berbère (1984–)
• Encyclopédie Méthodique: Panckoucke; 1782–1832
• Encyclopédie nouvelle: Pierre Leroux and Jean Reynaud; 1839–1840
• Grand Dictionnaire Encyclopédique Larousse
• Grand dictionnaire universel du XIXe siècle: by Pierre Larousse (17 volumes 1866–1877); really an encyclopedia despite its name
• Grand Larousse encyclopédique (1960–1964)
• La Grande Encyclopédie: general secretaries of the editorial board Ferdinand-Camille Dreyfus and André Berthelot (31 volumes 1886–1902)
• Nouveau Larousse illustré (1897–1904)
• French Wikipedia (Wikipédia francophone)

Galician

Encyclopedias written in Galician.

• Enciclopedia Galega Universal: on paper and online
• Gran Enciclopedia Galega Silverio Cañada: on paper and DVD
• Galician Wikipedia (Wikipedia en galego)

Georgian

Encyclopedias written in Georgian.

• Georgian Soviet Encyclopedia

German

Encyclopedias written in German.

• The Austro-Hungarian Monarchy in Word and Picture (1886–1902)
• Bertelsmann Lexikothek (1967)
• Brockhaus Enzyklopädie: in print 1796–2006, online-only since 2014
• Conversations-Lexikon mit vorzüglicher Rücksicht auf die gegenwärtigen Zeiten (1796–1808; see Brockhaus)
• Der kleine Brockhaus (1925–1962, a shorter encyclopedia published by F. A. Brockhaus AG)
• Grosses vollständiges Universal-Lexicon (1751–1754)
• Herders Konversations-Lexikon (1854–1857; 2nd ed. 1875–1879)
• Meyers Konversations-Lexikon (1839–1855; 5th ed. 1893–1897)
• Oekonomische Encyklopädie (General System of State, City, Home and Agriculture) Editor Johann Georg Krünitz (242 Volumes 1773–1858)
• Pierers Universal-Lexikon (1824–1836; 7th ed. 1888–1893)
• German Wikipedia (Deutsche Wikipedia)

Greek

Encyclopedias written in Greek.

• Encyclopedic lexicon: by P. Gerakakis, I–V volumes, 1861–1865 (Γερακάκης, Πέτρος. Λεξικόν εγκυκλοπαίδειας: περιέχον τα κυριωτέρα των επιστημών και τεχνών)
• Helios: Νεώτερον Εγκυκλοπαιδικόν Λεξικόν, Ήλιος (1945)
• Papyrus Larousse Britannica: Πάπυρος - Λαρούς - Μπριτάννικα (1975–2004)
• Suda: historical encyclopedia of the ancient Mediterranean world (10th century)
• Greek Wikipedia (Ελληνική Βικιπαίδεια)

Gujarati

Encyclopedias written in Gujarati.

• Bhagavadgomandal: completed around by Bhagvatsingh of Gondal with the help of his education minister Chandulal Patel
• Gujarati Vishwakosh (1985–2009)

Hebrew

Encyclopedias written in Hebrew.

• Encyclopaedia Hebraica
• Encyclopedia of the Holocaust
• Encyclopaedia Biblica (Israel)
• Encyclopedia Talmudit
• Hebrew Wikipedia

Hindi

Encyclopedias written in Hindi.

• Agropedia
• Hindi Wikipedia
• Hindi Vishvakosh (1969–1970)
• VIGYANLY
• Hindi translation complete

Hungarian

Encyclopedias written in Hungarian.

• List of Hungarian encyclopedias

Icelandic

Encyclopedias written in Icelandic.

• Íslenska alfræðiorðabókin A-Ö

Ido

Encyclopedias written in Ido.

• Ido Wikipedia

Indonesian

Encyclopedias written in Indonesian language.

• Ensiklopedi Ekonomi Bisnis dan Manajemen
• Ensiklopedi Indonesia
• Ensiklopedi Indonesia Seri Fauna
• Ensiklopedi Indonesia Seri Geografi
• Ensiklopedia Indonesia
• Ensiklopedi Islam
• Ensiklopedi Nasional Indonesia
• Ensiklopedi politik
• Ensiklopedi umum dalam bahasa Indonesia
• Indonesian Wikipedia (Wikipedia in Indonesia)

Italian

Encyclopedias written in Italian.

• Conoscere (1958–1963)
• Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani
• Dizionario enciclopedico italiano (1955–)
• Dizionario enciclopedico universale (1995), two-volume Corriere della Sera encyclopedia
• Dizionario storico della Svizzera
• Enciclopedia Biografica Universale, Treccani
• Enciclopedia italiana di scienze, lettere ed arti (1929–1960)
• Federico II. Enciclopedia fridericiana, three-volume encyclopaedic work, entirely devoted to the emperor Frederick II and his time
• Vita meravigliosa
• Italian Wikipedia (Wikipedia in italiano)

Japanese

Main article: Japanese encyclopedias

Encyclopedias written in Japanese.

• The Heibonsha World Encyclopedia (世界大百科事典 Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten)
• Japanese Wikipedia

Kazakh

Encyclopedias translated into Kazakh.

• Great Soviet Encyclopedia

Korean

Encyclopedias written in Korean.

• Doosan Encyclopedia
• Encyclopedia of Korean Culture
• Global World Encyclopedia
• Great Korean Encyclopedia
• Jibong yuseol
• Kwangmyong Encyclopedia
• Korean Wikipedia
• Namuwiki

Kurdish

Encyclopedias written in Kurdish.

• Kurdistanica (1992)

Kyrgyz

Encyclopedias written in Kyrgyz.

• Kyrgyz Soviet Encyclopedia
• National encyclopedia «Kyrgyzstan»
• «Manas» encyclopedia

Latin

Encyclopedias written in Latin.

• De proprietatibus rerum: of Bartholomeus Anglicus
• Etymologiae: of Isidore of Seville
• Fons memorabilium universi: of Domenico Bandini of Arezzo
• Liber de natura rerum: of Thomas of Cantimpré
• Naturalis Historia: of Pliny the Elder
• Nine Books of Disciplines: by Marcus Terentius Varro
• Speculum Maius: of Vincent of Beauvais
• Latin Wikipedia

Latvian

Encyclopedias written in Latvian.

• Latviešu konversācijas vārdnīca, 1927–1940
• Latvijas padomju enciklopēdija, 1981–1988
• Latvian Wikipedia (2003)

Leonese

Encyclopedias written in Leonese.

• Llionpedia (2009)

Lithuanian

Encyclopedias written in Lithuanian.

Main article: Lithuanian encyclopedias

Macedonian

Encyclopedias written in Macedonian.

• Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia: Macedonian edition; the first encyclopedia published in Macedonian
• Macedonian Wikipedia (Википедија)

Malagasy

Encyclopedias written in Malagasy.

• Rakibolana Rakipahalalana
• Malagasy Wikipedia

Malayalam

Encyclopedias written in Malayalam.

• Malayalam Britannica
• Puranic Encyclopedia Vettom Mani: published By DC Books
• Sarva Vijyana Kosham
• Viswa Sahitya Vijnanakosam
• Malayalam Wikipedia

Marathi

Encyclopedias written in Marathi.

• Marathi Vishwakosh - Original Edition (22 Volumes मराठी विश्वकोश मूळ आवृत्ती)
• Marathi Vishwakosh - Original Edition: published online by Marathi Language Department, State Government of Maharashtra (मराठी विश्वकोश ज्ञानमंडळ आवृत्ती )

Norwegian

Encyclopedias written in Norwegian.

• Caplex
• Store norske leksikon
• Norwegian Wikipedia

Persian

Encyclopedias written in Persian.

• Dehkhoda Dictionary (Loghatnameh Dehkhoda)
• Encyclopaedia of Persian Language and Literature
• Encyclopedia of Iran and Islam
• The Encyclopedia of Iranian Old Music (2000)
• Encyclopedia of Islam World
• Encyclopedia Islamica
• The Persian Encyclopedia
• Encyclopedia of Sophistication (2003)
• Treasure Box of Knowledge (1993)
• Persian Wikipedia (2004)

Polish

Encyclopedias written in Polish.

• Britannica (Encyclopædia Britannica - Polish edition): 49 vols (1997–2005)
• Encyklopedia białych plam: 20 vols (2000–2006)
• Encyklopedia nowej generacji E2.0 (2008)
• Encyklopedia ogólna wiedzy ludzkiej: 12 vols (1872–1877)
• Encyklopedia podręczna ilustrowana według 2 najnowszego wydania "Macierzy Polskiej" we Lwowie, uzupełniona i opracowana do użytku naszych czytelników: 4 vols (1906)
• Encyklopedia Polski (Encyclopedia of Poland; 1996)
• Encyklopedia popularna ilustrowana treść wszystkich gałęzi wiedzy ludzkiej, podana przystępnie 4 vols (1909–1912)
• Encyklopedia Powszechna Kieszonkowa (1888)
• Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN: 4 vols (1973–1976)
• Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN: 30 vols (2009–2010)
• Encyklopedia Powszechna Ultima Thule: 10 vols (1927–1939)
• Encyklopedia staropolska ilustrowana: 4 vols (1900–1903)
• Great Encyclopedia of PWN (Wielka Encyklopedia PWN): 31 vols (2001–2005)
• Great Universal Encyclopedia of PWN (Wielka Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN) : 12 vols (1962–1970)
• Ilustrowana encyklopedia: 6 vols (1925–1938)
• Internet PWN Encyclopedia (Internetowa encyklopedia PWN): also referred to as Nowa Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN; a free Internet encyclopedia published by PWN
• Nowa Encyklopedia Powszechna PWN: 8 vols (2004)
• Nowe Ateny Albo Akademiia Wszelkiej Sciencyi Pełna, Na Różne Tytuły Jak Na Classes Podzielona, Mądrym Dla Memoryjału, Idiotom Dla Nauki, Politykom Dla Praktyki, Melankolikom Dla Rozrywki Erygowana (1745–1746)
• Popularna encyklopedia powszechna 20 vols (1994–1998)
• S.Orgelbranda Encyklopedia Powszechna: edition I (1859–1868), edition II (1872–1876), edition III (1898, Orgelbranda Encyklopedia powszechna z ilustracjami i mapami); 28 vols
• Wielka encyklopedia Oxford: 20 vols (2008)
• Wielka encyklopedia powszechna ilustrowana: 55 vols (1890–1914)
• Wielka ilustrowana encyklopedia powszechna: 20 vols (1929–1938)
• Zbiór potrzebniejszych wiadomości (1781)
• Polish Wikipedia

Portuguese

Encyclopedias written in Portuguese.

• Barsa -
• Biblioteca Universal: published by Texto Editora (paper, multimedia and online)
• Diciopédia: published by Porto Editora (multimedia and online)
• Enciclopédia Luso-Brasileira de Cultura: published by Editorial Verbo (1963–1995); 22 volumes
• Enciclopédia Verbo Edição Século XXI: published by Editorial Verbo (since 1998); 29 volumes
• Grande Enciclopédia Portuguesa e Brasileira: 40 volumes and later supplements (since 1936)
• Infopédia: published by Porto Editora (online)
• Portuguese Wikipedia

Romanian

Encyclopedias written in Romanian.

• Dicționar enciclopedic român (1962–1966)
• Enciclopedia Cugetarea (1940, 1999)
• Enciclopedia Română (1899–1904)
• Lexiconul Tehnic Român (1948–1968)
• Romanian Wikipedia

Also, encyclopedias written in Moldavian:

• Encyclopedia of Literature and Art of Moldavia ("Enciclopedia literaturii și a artei din Moldova"): a two-volume encyclopedia published by the Redacţia Principală a Enciclopediei Sovietice Moldoveneşti, in 1985-1986
• Moldavian Soviet Encyclopedia ("Enciclopedia sovietico-moldoveană"): an eight-volume encyclopedia published by the Redacţia Principală a Enciclopediei Sovietice Moldoveneşti, in 1970-1981
• Popular Medical Encyclopedia ("Enciclopedia medicală curentă"): a one-volume encyclopedia published by the Redacţia Principală a Enciclopediei Sovietice Moldoveneşti, in 1984
• Moldavian Wikipedia (closed)

Russian

Encyclopedias written in Russian.

• Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (Энциклопедический словарь Брокгауза и Ефрона, 1890–1906)
• Encyclopedia of Domestic Animation (Энциклопедия отечественной мультипликации)
• Encyclopedic lexicon (Энциклопедический лексикон): not finished, letters А–Д (1834–1841)
• Geographical-statistical dictionary of Russian Empire (Географическо-статистический словарь Российской Империи) (1863–1885)
• Great Russian Encyclopedia (Большая Российская энциклопедия, БРЭ)
• Great Soviet Encyclopedia (Большая Советская энциклопедия, БСЭ)
• Soviet Encyclopedic Dictionary (Советский Энциклопедический Словарь, СЭС)
• Russian Wikipedia (Русская Википедия)

Sanskrit

Encyclopedias written in Sanskrit

Main article: Puranas

• Brihat Samhita:of Varāhamihira
• Siribhoovalaya:of Kumudendu Muni
• Sanskrit Wikipedia
• Abhidharma Mahāvibhāṣa Śāstra

Serbian

Encyclopedias written in Serbian.

• Encyclopædia Britannica (concise edition, Serbian translation)
• Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia (Енциклопедија Југославије; 1955–1971)
• General Encyclopedia of the Yugoslavian Lexicographical Institute (Opća enciklopedija Jugoslavenskog leksikografskog zavoda)
• Mala Prosvetina Enciklopedija (1985) (Мала Просветина Енциклопедија - Prosveta's Small Encyclopedia)
• Srpska Porodična Enciklopedija (Српска Породична Енциклопедија - Serbian Family Encyclopedia)
• Vojna Enciklopedija (Војна Енциклопедија - Military Encyclopedia)
• Serbian Wikipedia (Википедија на српском језику)

Serbo-Croatian

Encyclopedias written in Serbo-Croatian.

• Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia
• General Encyclopedia of the Yugoslav Lexicographical Institute
• Serbo-Croatian Wikipedia

Sinhalese

Encyclopedias written in Sinhala.

• Sinhalese Encyclopaedia (සිංහල විශ්වකෝෂය)
• Sinhalese Wikipedia (සිංහල විකිපීඩියා)

Slovak

Encyclopedias written in Slovak.

• Slovenský náučný slovník. 3 volumes 1932. First general encyclopedia in Slovak language.
• Pyramída. Published between 1971 and 1990 in journal form (224 issues).
• Encyklopédia Slovenska. 6 volumes, 1977–1982. Focused on Slovakia.
• Malá slovenská encyklopédia. 1 volume 1993
• Encyclopaedia Beliana. 20 planned volumes, 1999–, 9 volumes published as of 2021
• Všeobecný encyklopedický slovník. 2002, four volumes
• Slovak Wikipedia. 2003–
• Univerzum – všeobecná obrazová encyklopédia A - Ž. 1 volume, 2011

Slovene

Encyclopedias written in Slovene.

• Enciklopedija Slovenije
• Slovenski veliki leksikon (Mladinska knjiga, 2003–2005): set of 3 volumes: ISBN 86-11-14123-7, ISBN 86-11-15085-6, ISBN 86-11-16039-8
• Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia (Slovene language edition)
• Slovene Wikipedia (Slovenska Wikipedija)

Spanish

Encyclopedias written in Spanish.

• Barsa
• Diccionario Enciclopédico Espasa
• Diccionario Enciclopédico Hispano-Americano de Literatura, Ciencias y Artes: Barcelona, Montaner y Simón, 1887–1899, reprints and appendices up to 1910: very readable articles, many written by known Spanish scholars of the day.; reprinted by the London editor Walter M. Jackson (C. H. Simonds Company, Impresores, Boston, Estados Unidos de Norte América)
• Enciclonet
• Enciclopedia Cousteau Mundo Submarino
• Enciclopedia Estudiantil Editorial Codex
• La Enciclopedia del Estudiante
• Enciclopedia Encarta
• Enciclopedia Jurídica Online: from Lawi; for Latin America and Spain; available online; edited by lawyers and academics
• Enciclopedia Labor
• Enciclopedia Libre Universal: also known as Enciclopedia Libre
• Enciclopedia Salvat
• Enciclopedia Temática Guinness
• Enciclopedia universal ilustrada europeo-Americana: the biggest encyclopedia of its time; also known as Enciclopedia Espasa or Enciclopedia Espasa-Calpe
• Enciclopedia Universal Micronet
• Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa
• Gran Enciclopedia Asturiana
• Gran Enciclopedia Extremeña
• Gran Enciclopedia de Andalucía
• Gran Enciclopedia Gallega
• Gran enciclopedia planeta: 20 volumes, DVD and online encyclopedia, 2004
• El Libro de los 1001 porqués
• Lo sé todo
• Monitor: enciclopedia Salvat para todos: 13 volumes, 1965–70
• Nueva enciclopedia cumbre: published by Grolier in 14 volumes and available online
• Nueva enciclopedia Durvan
• El Nuevo Tesoro de la Juventud: published by Grolier in 20 volumes
• Spanish Wikipedia (Wikipedia en español)

Swedish

See also: Category:Swedish encyclopedias

Encyclopedias written in Swedish.

• Bonniers familjelexikon (20 volumes, 1983–1986)
• Bra böckers lexikon (4 editions of 25 volumes each, 1973–1995)
• Focus (5 volumes, 1958–1960, introducing a new era of smaller modular encyclopedias, several later editions)
• Kunskapens bok (6 editions, 8 or 9 volumes each, 1937–1959)
• Lexikon 2000 (25 volumes, 1995)
• Nationalencyklopedin (20 volumes, 1989–1996)
• Nordisk familjebok (1876–1899; 2nd ed. 1904–1926)
• Nordisk familjebok (editions 2-4 of 20+ volumes each, 1904–1957)
• Susning.nu: a Swedish online wiki started in 2001; anyone-can-edit encyclopedia until 2004; shut down in 2009
• Svensk uppslagsbok (2 editions, 31 and 32 volumes, 1929–1955)
• Svenska uppslagsverk: a comprehensive bibliography maintained by collector Christofer Psilander
• Swedish Wikipedia (Svenskspråkiga Wikipedia)

Tajik

Encyclopedia translated into Tajik.

• Great Soviet Encyclopedia

Tamil

Encyclopedias written in Tamil.

• Kalaikkaḷañciyam (Encyclopedia) (தமிழில் கலைக்களஞ்சியம்) - 10 voiumes. 15,000 articles.
• Kulandaikal Kalaikkaḷañciyam (Children's Encyclopedia) - 10 volumes
• Arivyal Kalaikkaḷañciyam (Science Encyclopedia) 19 volumes (Tanjavur Tamil University)
• Vazviyal Kalaikkaḷañciyam (Humanities Encyclopedia) 15 volumes (Tanjavur Tamil University)
• Marutuva Kalaikkaḷañciyam, (Medical Encyclopedia) - 14 volumes.
• Isai Kalaikkaḷañciyam (Music Encyclopedia) - 3 volumes
• Encyclopædia Britannica: 28,000 articles: a three-volume encyclopaedia of selected articles from the English version and special articles on Tamil culture and history (பிரிட்டானிக்கா தகவல் களஞ்சியம்)
• Encyclopaedia of Herbs (மூலிகைக் கலைக்களஞ்சியம்)
• Islamic Encyclopaedia: written by Abdul Raheem (இஸ்லாமியக் கலைக்களஞ்சியம்)
• Tamil Wikipedia: Currently has 1,38,627 articles on various fields; one of the main resources for articles in Tamil language

Telugu

Encyclopedias written in Telugu.

• Andhra Vignana Sarvasvam (ఆంధ్ర విజ్ఞాన సర్వస్వము; 1912–1923)
• Andhra Vignanamu (ఆంధ్ర విజ్ఞానము; 7 volumes, 1938–1941)
• Telugu Wikipedia

Thai

Encyclopedias written in Thai.

• Ratchabandittayasathan Edition of Thai Encyclopedia (สารานุกรมไทย ฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสภา; 30 volumes, 1956–2016)
• THAI JUNIOR ENCYCLOPEDIA FOUNDATION by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej The Great (สารานุกรมไทยสำหรับเยาวชน โดยพระราชประสงค์ในพระบาทสมเด็จพระบรมชนกาธิเบศร มหาภูมิพลอดุลยเดชมหาราช บรมนาถบพิตร; 44 volumes on going, 1973–present)
• Thai Encyclopedia by Uthai Sindhusarn (สารานุกรมไทย โดย อุทัย สินธุสาร; 25 volumes, 1973–1979)
• Pajana-Saranukrom Chabab Tunsamai by Pluang Na Nakhon (พจนะ-สารานุกรมฉบับทันสมัย โดย เปลื้อง ณ นคร; 2 volumes, First is Thai Dictionary, Second is Encyclopedia, 1975)
• Thailand History Encyclopedia (สารานุกรมประวัติศาสตร์ไทย; 1974) and Thailand Cultural Encyclopedia (สารานุกรมวัฒนธรรมไทย) by So Playnoi (ส.พลายน้อย)
• Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Thai Edition (Britannica Concise Encyclopedia ภาคภาษาไทย; 3 volumes, 2008)
• Thai Wikipedia

Turkish

Encyclopedias written in Turkish.

• Anabritannica

Turkmen

Encyclopedia translated into Turkmen.

• Great Soviet Encyclopedia

Ukrainian

Encyclopedias written in Ukrainian.

• Encyclopedia of Cybernetics (Енциклопедія кібернетики)
• Encyclopedia of Ecology (Екологічна енциклопедія)
• Encyclopedia of Education (Енциклопедія освіти)
• Encyclopedia of History of Ukraine (Енциклопедія історії України)
• Encyclopedia of Literature Studies (Енциклопедія літературознавства)
• Encyclopedia of Modern Ukraine (Енциклопедія сучасної України)
• Encyclopedia of Psychology (Психологічна енциклопедія)
• Encyclopedia of Sociology (Соціологічна енциклопедія)
• Encyclopedia of the Ukrainian Language (Енциклопедія "Українська мова")
• Encyclopedia of Ukrainіan Studies (Енциклопедія українознавства)
• Encyclopedia of Ukrainіan Diaspora (Енциклопедія української діаспори)
• Encyclopedic Dictionary of Astronomy (Астрономічний енциклопедичний словник)
• Encyclopedic Dictionary of Philosophy (Філософський енциклопедичний словник)
• Encyclopedic Dictionary of Political Science (Політологічний енциклопедичний словник)
• Encyclopedia Leopoliensis (Енциклопедія Львова)
• Geographical Encyclopedia of Ukraine (Географічна енциклопедія України)
• Legal Encyclopedia (Юридична енциклопедія)
• Medical Encyclopedia (Медична енциклопедія)
• Mining Encyclopedia (Гірнича енциклопедія)
• Mining Encyclopediс Dictionary (Гірничий енциклопедичний словник)
• Pharmaceutical Encyclopedia (Фармацевтична енциклопедія)
• Shevchenko Encyclopedia (Шевченківська енциклопедія)
• Ternopil Encyclopedic Dictionary (Тернопільський енциклопедичний словник)
• Ukrainian Agricultural Encyclopedia (Українська сільськогосподарська енциклопедія)
• Ukrainian Diplomatic Encyclopedia (Українська дипломатична енциклопедія)
• Ukrainian Encyclopedia of Jazz (Українська енциклопедія джазу)
• Ukrainian General Encyclopedia (Українська загальна енциклопедія)
• Ukrainian Literary Encyclopedia (Українська літературна енциклопедія)
• Ukrainian Pedagogical Encyclopedic Dictionary (Український педагогічний енциклопедичний словник)
• Ukrainian Small Encyclopedia (Українська мала енциклопедія)
• Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia (Українська радянська енциклопедія)
• Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedic Dictionary (Український радянський енциклопедичний словник)
• Universal Encyclopedic Dictionary (Універсальний словник-енциклопедія, 1999, last updated in 2006)
• Ukrainian Wikipedia (Українська Вікіпедія)

Urdu

Encyclopedias written in Urdu.

• Bahar-e-Shariat
• Minhaj ul Muslimeen
• Urdu Encyclopaedia of Islam
• Urdu Wikipedia

Uzbek

• Uzbek Soviet Encyclopedia (1971–80; 14 vol.)
• Uzbek National Encyclopedia (2000–06; 12 vol.)

Vietnamese

Main article: Vietnamese encyclopedias

Encyclopedias written in Vietnamese.

• Lịch triều hiến chương loại chí
• Từ điển Bách khoa toàn thư Việt Nam

Welsh

Encyclopedias written in Welsh.

• Encyclopaedia Cambrensis (Gwyddoniadur Cymraeg)
• Gwyddoniadur Cymru yr Academi Gymreig (also in English)

See also

• Lists of encyclopedias