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What (who) is munshi - definition
INDIAN TITLE FOR A TEACHER
Moonshi; Moonshee
![Portrait of [[Abdul Karim (the Munshi)]] by [[Rudolf Swoboda]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Munshi.jpg?width=200 "Portrait of [[Abdul Karim (the Munshi)]] by [[Rudolf Swoboda]].")
munshi
['mu:n?i:]
(also moonshee)
¦ noun (plural munshis) a secretary or language teacher in the Indian subcontinent.
Origin
Pers. and Urdu munsi from Arab. munsi' 'writer, author'.
Munshi
Munshi is a Persian word, originally used for a contractor, writer, or secretary, and later used in the Mughal Empire and India for native language teachers, teachers of various subjects, especially administrative principles, religious texts, science, and philosophy and were also secretaries and translators employed by Europeans.
Moonshee
·noun A Mohammedan professor or teacher of language.
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Munshi
Munshi is a Persian word, originally used for a contractor, writer, or secretary, and later used in the Mughal Empire in India for native language teachers, teachers of various subjects, especially administrative principles, religious texts, science, and philosophy and were also secretaries and translators employed by Europeans.
Examples of use of munshi
1. But as Munshi found, that was often just a theory.
2. "She has been a pillar of strength," admits Munshi.
3. Munshi has not given up on the peace process in Muqdadiyah and other towns.
4. That will be determined by the security forces," Parliamentary Affairs Minister Priyaranjan Das Munshi said.
5. The PM is not very comfortable with Munshi for a variety of reasons.