Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
pye-dog is a noun meaning "ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian villages especially India". It carries one recorded sense.
ownerless half-wild mongrel dog common around Asian villages especially India
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for pye-dog come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.