pyjamas

CEFRA2

/pɪˈd͡ʒɑːməz/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Loose clothes worn for sleeping.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    UK standard spelling of pajamas (“loose trousers worn by men and women in South Asia”).

Examples

  • One morning I shot an elephant in my pyjamas.

  • He is wearing pyjamas.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
4

Also pronounced

  • /paɪˈd͡ʒɑːməz/
  • /pɑː(j)-/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. British standard spelling of pajamas (“clothes for sleeping in”).

  2. UK standard spelling of pajamas (“clothes for sleeping in”).

  3. UK standard spelling of pajamas.

More examples

In context

  • The performer opens one of the small drawers and takes out two sets of pyjamas.

  • She wasn′t sure if Lena looked more surprised by her clobbering hug or the sight of her pyjamas on the bright New York City sidewalk.

  • They too revert to simpler, non-western clothes—saris, dhotis, and pyjamas.

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Origin

noun

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