munshi

== English == === 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”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmuːnʃiː/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmunʃi/ Hyphenation: mun‧shi === Noun === munshi (plural munshis) (South Asia) A clerk or secretary. [from 17th c.] (South Asia) A language teacher, especially one teaching Hindustani or Persian. ==== Alternative forms ==== moonshee (archaic) moonshi (archaic) munsee (archaic) munshee (archaic) ==== Related terms ==== Munshi (a surname) ==== Translations ==== === Notes === === References === === Further reading === Henry Yule; A[rthur] C[oke] Burnell (1903), “moonshee”, in William Crooke, editor, Hobson-Jobson […] , London: John Murray, […], page 581. munshi on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Muhsin, humins, mushin