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pyjamas

/pɪˈd͡ʒɑːməz/

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South Asia/pə(j).dʒɑ.mɑs/

pyjamas is the UK standard form of pajamas.

Meaning of pajamas

Noun

pajamas pl (plural only, attributive pajama)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting shirt and pants/trousers.
    • She put on a coat over her new pair of pajamas.
  2. (plural, plural-only) Loose-fitting trousers worn by both sexes in various southern Asian countries including India.
  3. (plural, plural-only, slang) The coloured uniform worn by players in professional limited overs matches.

Forms of pyjamas

attributivepyjama

Origin of pyjamas

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi पैजामा (paijāmā) / Urdu پائِجامَہ (pāijāma)), from Classical Persian پایجامه (pāyjāma), archaic form of پاجامه (pājāma).

Words formed from pyjamas

Questions about pyjamas

What is pyjamas the UK standard form of?
Pyjamas is the UK standard form of pajamas.
How do you pronounce pyjamas?
Pyjamas is pronounced /pɪˈd͡ʒɑːməz/ (UK).

Words near pyjamas in the dictionary

  1. pyjama suit
  2. pyjama suits
  3. pyjamaed
  4. pyjamaless
  5. pyjamalike
  6. pyjamas
  7. pyjamased
  8. pyjamies
  9. pyjammas
  10. Pyka
  11. pykar

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