# bansuri

> English word · Noun

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

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bansuri