bansuri
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Hindi बाँसुरी (bā̃surī); see there for more.
Noun edit
bansuri (plural bansuris)
- (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.