Munashi, Munaśī: 3 definitions
Introduction:
Munashi means something in Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarymunaśī (मुनशी).—m ( P) A Persian secretary; a scribe or writer for the Persian language. 2 Popularly. A teacher of the Arabic, Persian, or Hindustani language, a Munshi.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryMunaśī (मुनशी):—(nm) see [muṃśī].
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMunaśi (ಮುನಶಿ):—
1) [noun] a man whose occupation is writing; an author; a writer.
2) [noun] an office worker who keeps records, types letters, does filing, etc.; a clerk.
3) [noun] a teacher (esp. who teaches Persian, Arab languges).
4) [noun] an officer of state charged with the superintendence and management of a particular department of government; a secretary.
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Munaṣi (ಮುನಷಿ):—[noun] = ಮುನಶಿ [munashi].
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Munashigiri.
Ends with: Hedmunashi.
Full-text: Munishi, Munushi, Munashigiri, Darakadara.
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