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pajamas en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/pəˈd͡ʒæː.məs/ (Ireland)
/pɛː-/ (South-Asia)
/pəˈd͡ʒɑ.məz/ (Mid-Atlantic, New-England, Southern-US)
/pɑː(j)-/ (South-Asia)
(US) audio
/pə(j).dʒɑ.mɑs/ (South-Asia)
/pəˈd͡ʒæ.məz/ Canada, Midland US, Northern US, Western US
/pɐˈd͡ʒaː.mɐs/ (Philippines)
/pəˈd͡ʒaː.məs/ (Ireland)

Etymology

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

Meanings

(plural, plural-only) Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting shirt and pants/trousers.
- But I'm not two hundred years old. Why can't I sleep in pajamas? 1953, Dalton Trumbo, Ian McLellan Hunter, John Dighton, Roman Holiday, spoken by Princess Ann (Audrey Hepburn):
- She put on a coat over her new pair of pajamas.
(plural, plural-only) Loose-fitting trousers worn by both sexes in various southern Asian countries including India.
(plural, plural-only, slang) The coloured uniform worn by players in professional limited overs matches.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
pajama		attributive	lexicographic
pyjamas		alternative	lexicographic

Translations (114)

pl pidżama (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · sh пиџа́ма (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · ru пижа́ма (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · ar مِنَامَةٌ (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · tl padyama (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · fa پاجامِه (loose-fitting trousers worn in South Asia) · bg спа́лно облекло́ (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · km ឈុតគេង (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · de Schlafanzug (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · kw dillas nos (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · ur پائِجامَہ (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · it pigiama (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · bg пижа́ма (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · cy pyjamas (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · ar بِيجَامَا (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · sk pyžama (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · cs pyžamo (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · lv pidžama (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · ru шарова́ры (loose-fitting trousers worn in South Asia) · sh pidžáma (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · sl pižama (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · ur پَجامَہ (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · kw pyjama (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · ko 잠옷 (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · ca pijama (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · pt pijama (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · de Pyjama (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · gv cullee chadlee (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · uk піжа́ма (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · sk pyžamo (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · tg пижама (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · mk пижа́ма (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · id piyama (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · yue 睡衣 (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · ja 寝間着 (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · sq pizhamë (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · hak 著睡衫 /着睡衫 (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · nl pyjama (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · nb pysjamas (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · sv pyjamas (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · ky пижама (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · tl pandiyama (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · az pijama (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · be піжа́ма (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · de Pölter (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · el πιτζάμα (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · tr pijama (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · mi kākahu moe (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · gd aodach-oidhche (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · cy siwt nos (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · nan-hbl 睏衫 /困衫 (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · uz pijama (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · tl damit-pantulog (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · ja パジャマ (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · pl piżama (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · my ညအိပ်ဝတ်စုံ (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · lo ເສື້ອນອນ (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · bg но́щница (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · gv pyjamaghyn (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · hi पाजामा (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · ur پاجامَہ (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · pdt Schlopkjleet (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · ia pajama (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · lo ເສຶ້ອນອນ (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · yi פּיזשאַמעס (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · ml പൈജാമ (loose-fitting trousers worn in South Asia) · mn унтлагын хувцас (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · ga pitseámaí (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · gd deise-leapa (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · km ឈុតគេងយប់ (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · lo ສົ້ງເສື້ອນຸ່ງນອນ (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · es pijama (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · cmn 睡衣 (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · hi पैजामा (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · ka პიჟამო (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · io pijamo (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · pl pidżama (loose-fitting trousers worn in South Asia) · hy ննջազգեստ (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · lt pižama (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · te పైజామా (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · kk пижама (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · yue 瞓覺衫 /𰥛觉衫 (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · hy պիժամա (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · ko 파자마 (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · ur پیجامَہ (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · fi yöpuku (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · is náttföt (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · da pyjamas (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · hak 睡目衫 (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · th ชุดนอน (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · he פִּיגָ׳מָה (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · vi đồ ngủ (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · et pidžaama (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · bn পায়জামা (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · fi pyjama (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · bg шалва́ри (loose-fitting trousers worn in South Asia) · ml പൈജാമ (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · si පිජාමා (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · hu pizsama (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · ug ئۇخلاش كىيىمى (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · tk pijama (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · ik siñŋunnak (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · vi pijama (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · gl pixama (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · ro pijama (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · mt paġama (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · fa پیژامِه (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · cy pajamas (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · fr pyjama (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · eo piĵamo (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · nb nattdrakt (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · es pijamas (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · ur پائے جامَہ (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in) · pl piżama (loose-fitting trousers worn in South Asia)

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