German

Pyjama

Noun

Pyjama m ‎(genitive Pyjamas, plural Pyjamas)

1. pajamas (clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in)

Synonyms

• Schlafanzug

English

Alternative forms

• (attributive form of pyjamas): pajama

Noun

pyjama

1. (Britain) attributive form 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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈjaːmaː/

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"

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

• nachtkledij
• nachtkleed n
• slaapmuts

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpyjɑmɑ]

Noun

pyjama

1. pyjamas

Synonyms

• yöpuku

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi.ʒa.ma/

Noun

pyjama m ‎(plural pyjamas)

1. pyjamas