pajamas

English
Two boys in pajamas.

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • (Mid-Atlantic, New England, Southern American English) IPA(key): /pəˈd͡ʒɑ.məz/[1]
  • (Canada, Midland, Northern US, Western US) IPA(key): /pəˈd͡ʒæ.məz/[1]
  • Audio (US)(file)

Noun

pajamas pl (normally plural, singular pajama)

  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.

Usage notes

Pajamas is chiefly an American spelling; the rest of the English-speaking world uses pyjamas.

Hypernyms

Derived terms

Descendants

(via singular form pajama):

  • → Korean: 파자마 (pajama)
  • → Japanese: パジャマ (pajama)
  • → Tagalog: padyama

Translations

See also

References
  1. A Latent Class Analysis of American English Dialects

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English pyjamas.

Pronunciation

Noun

pajamas m pl

  1. pyjamas

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
pajamas bajamas mhajamas phajamas
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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