bansuri

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Etymology

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    Proto-Indo-Iranian *wanćás
    Sanskrit वंश (vaṃśa)
    Sanskrit -ई (-ī)
    Sanskrit वंशी (vaṃśī)
    Prakrit -𑀮- (-la-)
    Braj बाँसुरी (bā̃surī)bor.
    Hindi बाँसुरी (bā̃surī)bor.
    English bansuri

    Borrowed from Hindi बाँसुरी (bā̃surī); see there for more.

    Noun

    bansuri (plural bansuris)

    1. (music) A bamboo transverse flute used in the classical music of North India.
      • 2004, Khushwant Singh, Burial at Sea, Penguin, published 2014, page 94:
        A cool breeze began to blow, carrying on it the undulating notes of a bansuri from some village downriver.

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    bansuri

    1. Rōmaji transcription of バンスリ
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