munshi

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈmuːnʃiː/    美 /ˈmunʃi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A clerk or secretary. South-Asia
    — Then Your Committee examined Goneſhamdaſs, who was formerly Moonſhee, or Perſian Tranſlator, to Colonel Graham; [...]
  2. A language teacher, especially one teaching Hindustani or Persian. South-Asia
    — Several of us, at one time or another, engaged "moonshis" or teachers, and tried to learn Hindustani, in which language, with one exception I think, none of us became very proficient.

词形变化

munshis plural moonshee alternative moonshi alternative munsee alternative munshee alternative

词汇关系

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词源

Borrowed from Urdu منشی (munšī, “secretary; munshi”) or directly from its etymon Classical Persian منشی (munšī, “secretary; munshi”), from Arabic مُنْشِئ (munšiʔ, “teacher; writer”).
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