munshi
/ˈmuːnʃiː
/noun (plural munshis)
A secretary or language teacher in South Asia.The days when women met only dhobis and sabziwallahs and men sat with fat munshis behind the counters of shops are completely over. Temptation and interesting conversation lurks around every office corner!
Origin
Persian and Urdu munšī from Arabic munši' 'writer, author'.
- programmatist
- programme
- programme boy
- programme builder
- programme-building
- programme card
- programme chair
- programme chairman
- programme company
- programme contracting
- programme contractor
- programmed cell death
- programmed learning
- programme evaluation and review technique
- programme girl
- programme junction
- programme line
- programme music
- programme pencil
- programme picture
- programmer
- programme service
- programme symphony
- programme trading
- programming