pajamas

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting shirt and pants/trousers.
Loose-fitting trousers worn by both sexes in various southern Asian countries including India.
The coloured uniform worn by players in professional limited overs matches.

Pronunciation

/pəˈd͡ʒɑ.məz/ /pəˈd͡ʒæ.məz/ /pəˈd͡ʒaː.məs/ /pəˈd͡ʒæː.məs/ /pə(j).dʒɑ.mɑs/ /pɑː(j)-/ /pɛː-/ /pɐˈd͡ʒaː.mɐs/ en-us-pajamas.ogg

Word forms

pajamas pajama pyjamas

Etymology

From Urdu پاجامہ (pājāma) (Hindi पाजामा (pājāmā)), from Classical Persian پَاجَامَه (pājāma, “trousers, drawers”), from پَا (pā, “leg”) + جَامَه (jāma, “garment”).

Related words

nightie nightshirt pajama

Derived words

dayjamas jammies llama's pajamas pajama pajamahadeen pj's PJs the cat's pyjamas

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