pyjama

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English

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Alternative forms

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  • (attributive form of pyjamas): pajama

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pyjama

  1. (British) attributive form of pyjamas
    • 2009 February 12, Derick Chetty, “Proper attire for the bedroom”, in Toronto Star[1]:
      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.

Derived terms

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Dutch

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Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from English pyjamas, with spelling pronunciation, from 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 پایجامه.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /piˈjaːmaː/
  • Hyphenation: py‧ja‧ma

Noun

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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

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: piyama

See also

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From English pyjamas.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpyjɑmɑ/, [ˈpyjɑ̝mɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -yjɑmɑ
  • Syllabification(key): py‧ja‧ma

Noun

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pyjama

  1. pajamas, pyjamas

Declension

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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
pyjamain rare
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
abessive pyjamatta pyjamitta
instructive pyjamin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of pyjama (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative pyjamani pyjamani
accusative nom. pyjamani pyjamani
gen. pyjamani
genitive pyjamani pyjamieni
pyjamaini rare
partitive pyjamaani pyjamiani
inessive pyjamassani pyjamissani
elative pyjamastani pyjamistani
illative pyjamaani pyjamiini
adessive pyjamallani pyjamillani
ablative pyjamaltani pyjamiltani
allative pyjamalleni pyjamilleni
essive pyjamanani pyjaminani
translative pyjamakseni pyjamikseni
abessive pyjamattani pyjamittani
instructive
comitative pyjamineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative pyjamasi pyjamasi
accusative nom. pyjamasi pyjamasi
gen. pyjamasi
genitive pyjamasi pyjamiesi
pyjamaisi rare
partitive pyjamaasi pyjamiasi
inessive pyjamassasi pyjamissasi
elative pyjamastasi pyjamistasi
illative pyjamaasi pyjamiisi
adessive pyjamallasi pyjamillasi
ablative pyjamaltasi pyjamiltasi
allative pyjamallesi pyjamillesi
essive pyjamanasi pyjaminasi
translative pyjamaksesi pyjamiksesi
abessive pyjamattasi pyjamittasi
instructive
comitative pyjaminesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative pyjamamme pyjamamme
accusative nom. pyjamamme pyjamamme
gen. pyjamamme
genitive pyjamamme pyjamiemme
pyjamaimme rare
partitive pyjamaamme pyjamiamme
inessive pyjamassamme pyjamissamme
elative pyjamastamme pyjamistamme
illative pyjamaamme pyjamiimme
adessive pyjamallamme pyjamillamme
ablative pyjamaltamme pyjamiltamme
allative pyjamallemme pyjamillemme
essive pyjamanamme pyjaminamme
translative pyjamaksemme pyjamiksemme
abessive pyjamattamme pyjamittamme
instructive
comitative pyjaminemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative pyjamanne pyjamanne
accusative nom. pyjamanne pyjamanne
gen. pyjamanne
genitive pyjamanne pyjamienne
pyjamainne rare
partitive pyjamaanne pyjamianne
inessive pyjamassanne pyjamissanne
elative pyjamastanne pyjamistanne
illative pyjamaanne pyjamiinne
adessive pyjamallanne pyjamillanne
ablative pyjamaltanne pyjamiltanne
allative pyjamallenne pyjamillenne
essive pyjamananne pyjaminanne
translative pyjamaksenne pyjamiksenne
abessive pyjamattanne pyjamittanne
instructive
comitative pyjaminenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative pyjamansa pyjamansa
accusative nom. pyjamansa pyjamansa
gen. pyjamansa
genitive pyjamansa pyjamiensa
pyjamainsa rare
partitive pyjamaansa pyjamiaan
pyjamiansa
inessive pyjamassaan
pyjamassansa
pyjamissaan
pyjamissansa
elative pyjamastaan
pyjamastansa
pyjamistaan
pyjamistansa
illative pyjamaansa pyjamiinsa
adessive pyjamallaan
pyjamallansa
pyjamillaan
pyjamillansa
ablative pyjamaltaan
pyjamaltansa
pyjamiltaan
pyjamiltansa
allative pyjamalleen
pyjamallensa
pyjamilleen
pyjamillensa
essive pyjamanaan
pyjamanansa
pyjaminaan
pyjaminansa
translative pyjamakseen
pyjamaksensa
pyjamikseen
pyjamiksensa
abessive pyjamattaan
pyjamattansa
pyjamittaan
pyjamittansa
instructive
comitative pyjamineen
pyjaminensa

Hypernyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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French

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Etymology

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English pyjama, from Urdu پایجامه (pāyjāma) / Hindi पैजामा (paijāmā), from Persian پایجامه (pâyjâma) / پاجامه (pâjâma, leg garment).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pyjama m (plural pyjamas)

  1. pyjamas

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Further reading

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