English Explanatory Dictionary

munshi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A clerk or secretary.
  2. A language teacher, especially one teaching Hindustani or Persian.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈmuːnʃiː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-munshi.wav /ˈmunʃi/

Word forms

munshi munshis moonshee moonshi munsee munshee

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu منشی (munšī, “secretary; munshi”) or directly from its etymon Classical Persian منشی (munšī, “secretary; munshi”), from Arabic مُنْشِئ (munšiʔ, “teacher; writer”).

Related words

Munshi

Translations

Arabic: مُنْشِئ Azerbaijani: münşi Bengali: মুন্সী Hindi: मुंशी Malayalam: മുൻശി Pashto: منشي Persian: مُنْشِی Iranian Persian: مُنْشی Punjabi: ਮੁੰਸ਼ੀ Tajik: муншӣ Turkish: münşi Urdu: مُنْشی Uzbek: munshiy
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