Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [moon-shee]
- /ˈmun ʃi/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [moon-shee]
- /ˈmun ʃi/
Definitions of munshi word
- noun munshi a native interpreter or language instructor. 1
- noun munshi a native secretary or assistant. 1
- noun munshi (South Asia) A secretary or language teacher. (from 17th c.). 1
- noun munshi an Indian language teacher or secretary, often employed by Europeans during colonial times 0
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Origin of munshi
First appearance:
before 1770 One of the 46% newest English words
1770-80; < Hindi munshī < Arabic munshi' writer
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Parts of speech for Munshi
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
munshi popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
munshi usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with munshi
- which of the following is not written by munshi premchand?
See also
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