Meanings
nounbansuri (plural bansuris)
plural bansuris · alternative basaree · alternative basari
- entertainmentA 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.
2004, Khushwant Singh, Burial at Sea, Penguin, published 2014, page 94
Origin
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*wanćás
- Sanskritवंश (vaṃśa)
- Sanskritवंशी (vaṃśī)
- Hindiबाँसुरी (bā̃surī)
- Englishbansuri
Borrowed from Hindi बाँसुरी (bā̃surī); see there for more.
More words from Hindi
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan bansuri
- bansuriflute
Japanese バンスリ
- バンスリ (bansuri)flute
Cite this entry
APA
bansuri. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bansuri
MLA
“bansuri.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bansuri. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bansuri,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bansuri.
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