बाँसुरी
Braj
editAlternative forms
edit- बँसुरी (bãsurī)
Etymology
editUltimately from Sanskrit वंशी (vaṃśī)
Noun
editबाँसुरी (bā̃surī) f
Hindi
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Braj बाँसुरी (bā̃surī), ultimately from Sanskrit वंशी (vaṃśī, “flute”). Largely displaced native बाँसली (bā̃slī). Cognate to Gujarati વાંસળી (vā̃saḷī), Bengali বাঁশি (bãśi), Assamese বাঁহী (bãhi).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editबाँसुरी • (bā̃surī) f (Urdu spelling بانسری)
Declension
editDeclension of बाँसुरी (fem ī-stem)
singular | plural | |
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direct | बाँसुरी bā̃surī |
बाँसुरियाँ bā̃suriyā̃ |
oblique | बाँसुरी bā̃surī |
बाँसुरियों bā̃suriyõ |
vocative | बाँसुरी bā̃surī |
बाँसुरियो bā̃suriyo |
Descendants
edit- → English: bansuri
References
edit- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “बाँसुरी”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vaṁśī”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press