munshi /ˈmuːnʃiː/ noun2 •A clerk or secretary.Then Your Committee examined Goneshamdass, who was formerly Moonshee, or Persian Translator, to Colonel Graham; [...] — 1773 •A language teacher, especially one teaching Hindustani or Persian.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. — 1875 formsmunshis
