Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bansuri

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bansuri
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bamboo transverse flute used in the classical music of North India.

Example Sentences

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.

Inflected Forms

bansuris (plural) basaree (alternative) basari (alternative)

Questions

What does bansuri mean?
A bamboo transverse flute used in the classical music of North India.
Where does bansuri come from?
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.

How to pronounce bansuri

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “bansuri”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “bansuri”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “bansuri” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.