Standard Lemma guide

munshi

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmuːnʃiː/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈmunʃi/

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A clerk or secretary.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: South-Asia

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A language teacher, especially one teaching Hindustani or Persian.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: South-Asia

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Alternative form of Munchi.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only

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History

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”).

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُنْشِئ (munšiʔ) — clerk; secretary — see also clerk, secretary
  • Azerbaijani: münşi — clerk; secretary — see also clerk, secretary
  • Bengali: মুন্সী (munśi) — clerk; secretary — see also clerk, secretary
  • Hindi: मुंशी (muñśī) — clerk; secretary — see also clerk, secretary
  • Malayalam: മുൻശി (muṉśi) — clerk; secretary — see also clerk, secretary
  • Pashto: منشي (monši) — clerk; secretary — see also clerk, secretary
  • Persian: مُنْشِی (munšī) — clerk; secretary — see also clerk, secretary
  • Iranian Persian: مُنْشی (monši) — clerk; secretary — see also clerk, secretary
  • Punjabi: ਮੁੰਸ਼ੀ (mũśī) — clerk; secretary — see also clerk, secretary
  • Tajik: муншӣ (munši) — clerk; secretary — see also clerk, secretary
  • Turkish: münşi — clerk; secretary — see also clerk, secretary
  • Urdu: مُنْشی (munśī) — clerk; secretary — see also clerk, secretary
  • Uzbek: munshiy — clerk; secretary — see also clerk, secretary
  • Hindi: मुंशी (muñśī) — language teacher
  • Pashto: منشي (monši) — language teacher
  • Persian: مُنْشِی (munšī) — language teacher
  • Iranian Persian: مُنْشی (monši) — language teacher
  • Urdu: مُنْشی (munśī) — language teacher