pyjama

See also: Pyjama

English

Alternative forms

• (attributive form of pyjamas): pajama

Pronunciation

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

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

• pyjama injunction
• pyjama paralysis
• pyjama party

 

Dutch

Etymology

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

• Audio:

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

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

Derived terms

• pyjamabroek
• pyjamajas
• pyjamapak
• pyjamatrui
• pyjamavest

Descendants

• → Indonesian: piyama

See also

• nachtkledij
• nachtkleed
• slaapmuts

Finnish

Etymology

From English pyjamas.

Pronunciation

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

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 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

• yöasu, yöpuku

Derived terms

compounds

• perhepyjama

 

Further reading

• “pyjama”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi.ʒa.ma/

• Audio:

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Noun

pyjama m (plural pyjamas)

1. pyjamas

Derived terms

• soirée pyjama

Descendants

• → Romanian: pijama
• → Turkish: pijama

Further reading

• “pyjama”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.