Munshi
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmuːnʃiː/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Munshi is a noun meaning (South Asia) A clerk or secretary.
Meaning
(South Asia) A clerk or secretary.
More Meanings
- (South Asia) A language teacher, especially one teaching Hindustani or Persian.
Example Sentences
Then Your Committee examined Goneſhamdaſs, who was formerly Moonſhee, or Perſian Tranſlator, to Colonel Graham; [...]
The Raja, for example, escaped and, while in disguise, finds work as Bahram's munshi or secretary – but these strands never quite recover the verve of their first outing.
The moonshees succeeded in that litigation, and the decree in their suit declared the lands to be part of the jote tenure, and limited the zemindar's claim to a title to assess them for rent.
My munshi, a Mohammedan, gave us one morning a long account of what he believed, and what religious observances he had to follow. [...] The munshi smiled, as is the way of munshis, whatever answer is given them, but he asked no more.
Word Forms
- munshis
- munsee
- munshee
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mirza, mohurrer, omlah, maulvi, bukshi, amlah.
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