bansuri

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Etymology

    Borrowed from Hindi बाँसुरी (bā̃surī); see there for more.

    Noun

    bansuri (plural bansuris)

    1. (music) A bamboo transverse flute used in the classical music of North India.
      • 2004, Khushwant Singh, Burial at Sea, Penguin, published 2014, page 94:
        A cool breeze began to blow, carrying on it the undulating notes of a bansuri from some village downriver.

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