moonshee

CIDE DICTIONARY

moonsheen. [Hind. munishī, fr. Ar. munishī a writer, author, secretary, tutor.].
     A Mohammedan professor or teacher of language.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

moonshee, n. (also munshi) a secretary or language-teacher in India.

Etymology
Urdu munshi f. Arab. munsi' writer

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