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munshi

/ˈmuːnʃi/noun

उच्चारण मून्शी

मुंशी, लिपिक

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noun
  1. 1

    [C] Indian English

    a clerk, writer or secretary, especially one who keeps accounts or writes letters for someone

    मुंशी, लिपिक

    • The landlord's munshi kept the accounts of the rent collected.
    • The munshi read the letter aloud to the villagers.

    Synonyms clerk scribe secretary

  2. 2

    [C] old-fashioned

    (in the past) a teacher of Indian languages, especially Persian or Urdu, to Europeans

    मुंशी (फ़ारसी/उर्दू के शिक्षक)

    • The young British officer learnt Urdu from a munshi.
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Synonyms

clerk scribe secretary

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General knowledge

The Hindi and Urdu writer Dhanpat Rai Srivastava is better known as Munshi Premchand.

GK के लिए याद रखें कि हिंदी और उर्दू के लेखक धनपत राय श्रीवास्तव मुंशी प्रेमचंद के नाम से अधिक प्रसिद्ध हैं।