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munshi
or moon·shee
[ moon-shee ]
noun
, Indian English.
- an interpreter or language instructor.
- a secretary or assistant.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of munshi1
First recorded in 1770–80; from Hindi munshī, from Arabic munshi' “writer”
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Example Sentences
Presumably it was made by his Turkish munshi for his note in the Memoirs (p. 329).
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I must say it to a munshi, who will write with a pen what I speak with my lips.
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The munshi demanded and received the purwana, or written permit.
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The munshi said nothing but followed the Englishman with his one workable eye.
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The language was Urdu, and the writer was a munshi, who was obviously communicating with an old pupil.
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