"bansuri" meaning in All languages combined

See bansuri on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: bansuris [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|bor|hi>बाँसुरी>flute|id=flute|tree=1}} 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, {{bor|en|hi|बाँसुरी}} Hindi बाँसुरी (bā̃surī) Head templates: {{en-noun}} bansuri (plural bansuris)
  1. (music) A bamboo transverse flute used in the classical music of North India. Wikipedia link: bansuri Categories (topical): Musical instruments, Woodwind instruments Translations (flute): bansuri [masculine] (Catalan)

Inflected forms

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