pyjamas

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pyjamas

/pɪˈd͡ʒɑːməz/ UK
/paɪˈd͡ʒɑːməz/ UK, archaic
/pə(j).dʒɑ.mɑs/ South Asia
/pɑː(j)-/ South Asia
/pɛː-/ South Asia

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

noun pyjama

UK, plural, plural only, standard UK standard form of pajamas The performer opens one of the small drawers and takes out two sets of pyjamas.

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"pyjamas." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pyjamas.

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@misc{pyjamas_2026,
  title = {pyjamas},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pyjamas},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}