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Definitions

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.

Synonyms

All synonyms

pariah dogindian pariah dogpariahparticularly in indian contextspie-dogstray dog

Etymology

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

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