pajamas

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pajamas

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

Where it comes from

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

noun pajama · pyjamas

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.
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.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: pyjamas, pyjama, jammies, pjs, nightwear, nightclothes, sleepwear, bedclothes, nightshirt, bedwear, sleepshirt, sleepsuit, nightgown, nightdress, bedclothing, nightgear

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noun clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in

Español	pijama, pijamas
한국어	파자마 pajama, 잠옷 jamot
日本語	パジャマ pajama, 寝間着 nemaki
中文	睡衣 shuìyī
हिन्दी	पाजामा pājāmā, पैजामा paijāmā
Português	pijama
Français	pyjama
Deutsch	Schlafanzug
Italiano	pigiama
Ελληνικά	πιτζάμα pitzáma
Română	pijama
Русский	пижа́ма pižáma
Tiếng Việt	đồ ngủ, pijama
العربية	مِنَامَة mināma, بِيجَامَا bījāmā
עברית	פִּיגָ׳מָה pijáma

noun loose-fitting trousers worn in South Asia

Русский	шарова́ры šarováry

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@misc{pajamas_2026,
  title = {pajamas},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pajamas},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}