Munshi
（重定向自Moonshee）
![Portrait of Abdul Karim (the Munshi) by Rudolf Swoboda.](/Images/godic/202501/28/Munshi4731.jpg")
Munshi (Urdu:مُنشی; Hindi: मुंशी) is a Persian word, originally used for a contractor, writer or secretary, and later used in the Mughal Empire and British India for native language teachers or secretaries employed by Europeans.