n. See pariah dog. [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.] |
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