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Pye-dog

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Noun
  1. 1
    Synonym of stray dog, particularly in Indian contexts.
  2. 2
    ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian villages especially India wordnet
  3. 3
    Synonym of Indian pariah dog, a breed indigenous to India.

Etymology

From Hindi पाहि (pāhi, “migrant farmer, passer-through”), from Sanskrit पार्श्व (pārśva, “side, vicinity”).

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