munshin.

Brit.

/ˈmuːnʃiː/, U.S.

/ˈmunʃi/

Forms: 1600s monsee, 1700s munchee, 1700s–1800s moonshee, 1700s–1800s moonshy, 1700s– moonshi, 1800s mounshee, 1800s munsee, 1800s munshee, 1800s munshy, 1800s– munshi.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Urdu. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Etymons: Urdu munšī; Persian munšī.

Etymology: < Urdu munšī and its etymon Persian munšī < Arabic munši' author of prose (especially epistolary) compositions, tutor, active participle of anša'a to compose a piece of writing, causative of naša'a to come into being.

In South Asia: a secretary; a language teacher.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > non-manual worker > [noun] > clerical > secretarial

notarya1382

secretaire1390

secretary14..

munshi1622

sec.1641

Clerk of the Chamber1670

secy.1801

the mind > language > a language > [noun] > a foreign language > teacher of

language master1672

munshi1782

language teacher1783

sleeping dictionary1928

1622 W. Martin et al. Let. 2 Jan. (India Office Libr. MS G/36/102 [1]) f. 25^v Where uppon he caused his monsee to write to [Saffy Khan? faded] y^t hee should uppon sight of his perwanna [etc.].

1776 N. B. Halhed tr. Code Gentoo Laws i. 17 Moonshī, a Writer or Secretary.

1782 J. Price Some Observ. Trav. (ed. 2) 111 The young gentlemen..reason and dispute with the munchees (tutors) in Persian and in Moors.

1789 E. Burke Speech Impeachm. W. Hastings in Wks. (1821) VII. 498 There was a Persian moonshee in a secret, of which Cantoo Baboo was ignorant.

1800 Marquess Wellesley in Select. Despatches (1877) 743 An establishment of Moonshies and native teachers..will be attached to the new College.

1865 Spectator 11 Feb. 164 The Queen read Persian like a moonshi.

1896 G. B. Shaw Let. 14 Oct. in Florence Farr: Bernard Shaw (1946) 12 Beware of women with large eyes, and crescent eyebrows, and a smile, and a love of miracles and moonshees.

1947 R. O. Winstedt Malays 152 His father was munshi to William Marsden.

1975 Times 26 July 7/6 The language teacher, or munshi..was larger than I expected.

1985 K. Spink tr. D. Lapierre City of Joy xxviii. 173 He had come to have the munshi fill in the form for his monthly money invoice.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	munshi
释义	munshin. Brit. /ˈmuːnʃiː/, U.S. /ˈmunʃi/ Forms: 1600s monsee, 1700s munchee, 1700s–1800s moonshee, 1700s–1800s moonshy, 1700s– moonshi, 1800s mounshee, 1800s munsee, 1800s munshee, 1800s munshy, 1800s– munshi. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Urdu. Partly a borrowing from Persian. Etymons: Urdu munšī; Persian munšī. Etymology: < Urdu munšī and its etymon Persian munšī < Arabic munši' author of prose (especially epistolary) compositions, tutor, active participle of anša'a to compose a piece of writing, causative of naša'a to come into being. In South Asia: a secretary; a language teacher. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > non-manual worker > [noun] > clerical > secretarial notarya1382 secretaire1390 secretary14.. munshi1622 sec.1641 Clerk of the Chamber1670 secy.1801 the mind > language > a language > [noun] > a foreign language > teacher of language master1672 munshi1782 language teacher1783 sleeping dictionary1928 1622 W. Martin et al. Let. 2 Jan. (India Office Libr. MS G/36/102 [1]) f. 25^v Where uppon he caused his monsee to write to [Saffy Khan? faded] y^t hee should uppon sight of his perwanna [etc.]. 1776 N. B. Halhed tr. Code Gentoo Laws i. 17 Moonshī, a Writer or Secretary. 1782 J. Price Some Observ. Trav. (ed. 2) 111 The young gentlemen..reason and dispute with the munchees (tutors) in Persian and in Moors. 1789 E. Burke Speech Impeachm. W. Hastings in Wks. (1821) VII. 498 There was a Persian moonshee in a secret, of which Cantoo Baboo was ignorant. 1800 Marquess Wellesley in Select. Despatches (1877) 743 An establishment of Moonshies and native teachers..will be attached to the new College. 1865 Spectator 11 Feb. 164 The Queen read Persian like a moonshi. 1896 G. B. Shaw Let. 14 Oct. in Florence Farr: Bernard Shaw (1946) 12 Beware of women with large eyes, and crescent eyebrows, and a smile, and a love of miracles and moonshees. 1947 R. O. Winstedt Malays 152 His father was munshi to William Marsden. 1975 Times 26 July 7/6 The language teacher, or munshi..was larger than I expected. 1985 K. Spink tr. D. Lapierre City of Joy xxviii. 173 He had come to have the munshi fill in the form for his monthly money invoice. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1622
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