bansi

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Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ban‧si

Noun

bansi

  1. largescale flyingfish (Cypselurus oligolepis)

Dibabawon Manobo

Noun

bansì

  1. thunderstorm

Tagalog

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Etymology

Borrowed from Malay bangsi, ultimately from Sanskrit वंशी (vaṃśī, pipe; flute).

Pronunciation

Noun

bansî (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜐᜒ)

  1. straw or glass tube (for sipping liquid from any container)
    Synonym: sipsipan
  2. (music) native flute (made of reed or rice stalk)

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