pyjama

See also: Pyjama

English

Alternative forms

  • (attributive form of pyjamas): pajama

Noun

pyjama

  1. (Britain) attributive formal of pyjamas
    • 2009 February 12, Derick Chetty, “Proper attire for the bedroom”, in Toronto Star:
      They [] have joined the pyjama parade, proposing sleepwear as outerwear as the new way to dress up for an evening of entertaining at home or on the town.

Dutch

Etymology

From English (19th century) pai jamahs "loose trousers tied at the waist, worn by Muslims in India", adopted by colonials, especially for nightwear, probably from Hindi पैजामा (paijāmā, pajama), itself from Persian پايجامه (paejamah) "leg clothing"

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): /piˈjaːmaː/

Noun

pyjama m (plural pyjama's, diminutive pyjamaatje n)

  1. pyjamas, a matching set of light material trousers and vest for wearing to bed and sleeping in

Derived terms

See also


Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpyjɑmɑ]

Noun

pyjama

  1. pajamas, pyjamas

Declension

Inflection of pyjama (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative pyjama pyjamat
genitive pyjaman pyjamien
partitive pyjamaa pyjamia
illative pyjamaan pyjamiin
singular plural
nominative pyjama pyjamat
accusative nom. pyjama pyjamat
gen. pyjaman
genitive pyjaman pyjamien
pyjamainrare
partitive pyjamaa pyjamia
inessive pyjamassa pyjamissa
elative pyjamasta pyjamista
illative pyjamaan pyjamiin
adessive pyjamalla pyjamilla
ablative pyjamalta pyjamilta
allative pyjamalle pyjamille
essive pyjamana pyjamina
translative pyjamaksi pyjamiksi
instructive pyjamin
abessive pyjamatta pyjamitta
comitative pyjamineen

Hypernyms


French

Etymology

From English pyjama, from Urdu/Hindi پایجامه (pāyjāma) / पैजामा (payjāmā), from Persian پايجامه / پاجامه (pāyjāma / pājāma, leg garment).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pi.ʒa.ma/
  • (file)

Noun

pyjama m (plural pyjamas)

  1. pyjamas

Further reading

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