pye-dogn.

Brit.

/ˈpʌɪˌdɒɡ/, U.S.

/ˈpaɪˌdɔɡ/,

/ˈpaɪˌdɑɡ/

Forms: 1800s– pie-dog, 1800s– pye-dog, 1900s– pai-dog, 1900s– pi-dog.

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Hindi, combined with an English element. Etymons: Hindi pāhī , pāy , dog n.¹

Etymology: Apparently < Hindi pāhī, pāy non-resident cultivator, temporary occupant of land ( < Sanskrit pārśva side, vicinity) + dog n.¹Hindi pāy may represent pāy- in pāy-kāšt non-resident cultivator, pāy-asāmī non-resident tenant. Compare later pye n.Some still accept the etymological suggestion of Yule (compare earlier pariah dog n. at pariah n. and adj. Compounds):1886 H. Yule & A. C. Burnell Hobson-Jobson 566/2 Pye..a contraction, no doubt, of the former word [sc. Pariah-dog].

Originally Anglo-Indian.

Esp. in South Asia: a stray dog that lives by scavenging; = pariah dog n. at pariah n. and adj. Compounds.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [noun] > ownerless

street dog1775

pariah dog1780

pariah1816

pye-dog1864

pye1886

stray1892

1864 Daily Tel. 9 Aug. In India..pariahs, or ‘pye-dogs’ as they are called, wander all the land over ownerless.

1884 R. Kipling Departm. Ditties (1886) 52 Glare down old Hecate..And bid the pie-dog yell.

1904 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 17 Sept. 665 In the corner of the hut was the usual small fire and a sleeping pye-dog.

1920 Blackwood's Mag. Oct. 525/2 Later still at night..would come droves of pi-dogs sweeping..through the compound.

1940 F. Stark Winter in Arabia 107 The Saint who is buried in the tomb below has pye-dogs who slink in to him at night.

1954 M. K. Wilson tr. K. Lorenz Man meets Dog i. 14 There are lots of localities in the near East where Pie dogs and golden jackals abound, yet never intermingle.

1978 J. Updike Coup (1979) i. 29 He was a rascal without a tribe, who had never had so much as a pet pi-dog to his name.

2002 J. Cunliffe Encycl. Dog Breeds (new ed.) 171/2 Pariahs, also called Pi dogs, are found widely in Asia and North Africa, primarily living as scavengers, forming packs.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pye-dog
释义	pye-dogn. Brit. /ˈpʌɪˌdɒɡ/, U.S. /ˈpaɪˌdɔɡ/, /ˈpaɪˌdɑɡ/ Forms: 1800s– pie-dog, 1800s– pye-dog, 1900s– pai-dog, 1900s– pi-dog. Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Hindi, combined with an English element. Etymons: Hindi pāhī , pāy , dog n.¹ Etymology: Apparently < Hindi pāhī, pāy non-resident cultivator, temporary occupant of land ( < Sanskrit pārśva side, vicinity) + dog n.¹Hindi pāy may represent pāy- in pāy-kāšt non-resident cultivator, pāy-asāmī non-resident tenant. Compare later pye n.Some still accept the etymological suggestion of Yule (compare earlier pariah dog n. at pariah n. and adj. Compounds):1886 H. Yule & A. C. Burnell Hobson-Jobson 566/2 Pye..a contraction, no doubt, of the former word [sc. Pariah-dog]. Originally Anglo-Indian. Esp. in South Asia: a stray dog that lives by scavenging; = pariah dog n. at pariah n. and adj. Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Canidae > dog > [noun] > ownerless street dog1775 pariah dog1780 pariah1816 pye-dog1864 pye1886 stray1892 1864 Daily Tel. 9 Aug. In India..pariahs, or ‘pye-dogs’ as they are called, wander all the land over ownerless. 1884 R. Kipling Departm. Ditties (1886) 52 Glare down old Hecate..And bid the pie-dog yell. 1904 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 17 Sept. 665 In the corner of the hut was the usual small fire and a sleeping pye-dog. 1920 Blackwood's Mag. Oct. 525/2 Later still at night..would come droves of pi-dogs sweeping..through the compound. 1940 F. Stark Winter in Arabia 107 The Saint who is buried in the tomb below has pye-dogs who slink in to him at night. 1954 M. K. Wilson tr. K. Lorenz Man meets Dog i. 14 There are lots of localities in the near East where Pie dogs and golden jackals abound, yet never intermingle. 1978 J. Updike Coup (1979) i. 29 He was a rascal without a tribe, who had never had so much as a pet pi-dog to his name. 2002 J. Cunliffe Encycl. Dog Breeds (new ed.) 171/2 Pariahs, also called Pi dogs, are found widely in Asia and North Africa, primarily living as scavengers, forming packs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1864
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