बाँसुरी
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Braj[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- बँसुरी (bãsurī)
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Sanskrit वंशी (vaṃśī)
Noun[edit]
बाँसुरी (bā̃surī) f
Hindi[edit]

Etymology[edit]
Borrowed 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[edit]
Noun[edit]
बाँसुरी • (bā̃surī) f (Urdu spelling بانسری)
Declension[edit]
Declension of बाँसुरी (fem ī-stem)
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
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
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