pye-dog

pye-dog

 (pī′dôg′, -dŏg′)

n.

See pariah dog.

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[Perhaps from Hindi pāhī, peasant who lives in one village and cultivates land in another, from Hindi dialectal pāh, variant of Hindi pās, nearby, from Prakrit pāsa-, passa-, side, from Sanskrit pārśvam, side, from parśuḥ, rib; akin to Avestan pərəsu-, rib and Persian pahlū, side.]

pye-dog

,

pie-dog

or

pi-dog

n

(Animals) an ownerless half-wild Asian dog

[C19: Anglo-Indian pye, paë, from Hindi pāhī outsider]

pye-dog

(ˈpaɪˌdɔg, -ˌdɒg)

n.

an ownerless half-wild dog frequenting villages and towns, esp. in Asia.

[1860–65; pye said to be < Hindi pāhī outsider]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

pye-dog - ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian villages especially India pariah dog, pie-dog cur, mutt, mongrel - an inferior dog or one of mixed breed

Translations

pye-dog

n (Brit) → streunender Hundebastard