pajamas

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Etymology

From Urdu پاجامہ / Hindi पाजामा, from fa-cls پَاجَامَه, from پَا ("leg") + جَامَه ("garment").

Pronunciation

• (Mid-Atlantic, New England, Southern US) IPA: /pəˈd͡ʒɑ.məz/
• (Canada, Midland US, Northern US, Western US) IPA: /pəˈd͡ʒæ.məz/

Noun

pajamas (plural p)

1. Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting shirt and pants/trousers.
2. Loose-fitting trousers worn by both sexes in various southern Asian countries including India.

Translations

• French: pyjama
• German: Pyjama (Germany, Austria) n (Switzerland), Schlafanzug, Pölter (Westphalia, less common)
• Italian: pigiama
• Portuguese: pijama
• Russian: пижа́ма
• Spanish: pijama, pijamas

Translations

• Russian: шарова́ры

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