bansuri
bansuri noun: a bamboo transverse flute used in the classical music of North India.
Noun
bansuri (plural bansuris)
- 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.2004, Khushwant Singh, Burial at Sea, Penguin, published 2014, page 94
bansuri meaning in Hindi, Urdu and Assamese
bansuri in Hindi
- bansuri, flute
- बाँसुरी bā̃surī
bansuri in Urdu
- bansuri, a type of flute made from bamboo
- بانسری bā̃surī
bansuri in Assamese
- bansuri, flute
- বাঁহী bãhi
Forms of bansuri
| plural | bansuris |
|---|---|
| alternative form | basaree |
| alternative form | basari |
Origin of bansuri
Borrowed from Hindi बाँसुरी (bā̃surī); see there for more.
Questions about bansuri
- What does bansuri mean?
- Bansuri means a bamboo transverse flute used in the classical music of North India.
- What is bansuri in Hindi?
- Bansuri in Hindi is बाँसुरी (bā̃surī). See Bansuri meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is bansuri?
- Bansuri is a noun.
- What is the plural of bansuri?
- The plural of bansuri is bansuris.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: bansuri (page history and authors); बाँसुरी (Hindi) (page history and authors); بانسری (Urdu) (page history and authors); বাঁহী (Assamese) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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