pyjamas
/pəˈdʒɑːməz/noun
उच्चारण पजामज़
पायजामा
Basic word
- 1
[pl.]
a loose jacket and trousers worn in bed; loose trousers tied around the waist, worn by both men and women in some Asian countries
पायजामा
- a pair of pyjamas
- kurta-pyjama
- The children ran down the stairs in their pyjamas.
+ 2 more examples
- He packed two pairs of pyjamas for the train journey.
- Grandfather prefers cotton pyjamas in the summer.
Synonyms nightclothes nightwear sleepwear PJs nightsuit
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
Pyjamas is plural ('My pyjamas are blue'; 'a pair of pyjamas'), but the singular form is used before another noun ('a pyjama top').
Pyjamas plural है ('My pyjamas are blue'; 'a pair of pyjamas'), पर दूसरे noun से पहले singular रूप प्रयुक्त होता है ('a pyjama top')।
Keep the Hindi-origin English words: pyjamas, bungalow, jungle, shampoo, loot, thug, verandah, cot, khaki, dungarees, bandana.
हिंदी-मूल के English शब्द याद रखिए: pyjamas, bungalow, jungle, shampoo, loot, thug, verandah, cot, khaki, dungarees, bandana।
⌂Word origin and word building
Word origin, asked very often: pyjamas comes from the Persian and Hindi word pai-jama (leg clothing).
शब्द-उत्पत्ति बहुत पूछी जाती है: pyjamas फ़ारसी और हिंदी शब्द 'पाय-जामा' (टाँगों का वस्त्र) से आया है।