MUNSHI


Meaning of MUNSHI in English

[ 'mu:nʃi: ]

(also moonshee )

■ noun ( plural ~s ) a secretary or language teacher in the Indian subcontinent.

Origin

Pers. and Urdu munšī from Arab. munši' 'writer, author'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.