Bansuri
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A bamboo transverse flute used in the classical music of North India.
"A cool breeze began to blow, carrying on it the undulating notes of a bansuri from some village downriver."
Example
More examples"A cool breeze began to blow, carrying on it the undulating notes of a bansuri from some village downriver."
Etymology
Etymology tree 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.
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