munshi

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munshi^¹

/ˈmuːnʃiː/ UK
/ˈmunʃi/ US

Where it comes from

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

noun munshis · moonshee · moonshi · munsee · munshee

South Asia A clerk or secretary. Then Your Committee examined Goneſhamdaſs, who was formerly Moonſhee, or Perſian Tranſlator, to Colonel Graham; [...]
South Asia A language teacher, especially one teaching Hindustani or Persian. Several of us, at one time or another, engaged "moonshis" or teachers, and tried to learn Hindustani, in which language, with one exception I think, none of us became very proficient.

Munshi^²

noun

alternative, plural, plural only Alternative form of Munchi

Munshi^³

proper noun Munshis

A surname.

Translations

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noun clerk; secretary — see also clerk, secretary

हिन्दी	मुंशी muñśī
العربية	مُنْشِئ munšiʔ

noun language teacher

हिन्दी	मुंशी muñśī

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@misc{munshi_2026,
  title = {munshi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/munshi},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}