Banshi Gurajr is a term used in North Indian classical music to refer to a specific style of vocal embellishment. The spelling of the word is based on the Devanagari script, used to write Hindi and other languages in India. The first syllable, "ban," is pronounced with a short "a" sound, while the second syllable, "shi," features an elongated "i" sound. "Gurajr," meanwhile, is pronounced with a soft "g" sound and a rolled "r." The IPA phonetic transcription for this term is /bænʃi gurɑdʒɾ/.