Pyjama

See also: pyjama

German

Pyjama

Etymology

Borrowed from English pyjamas, from Urdu پایجامه (pāyjāma) and Hindi पैजामा (paijāmā), from Persian پايجامه / پاجامه (pāyjāma / pājāma, “leg garment”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pyˈ(d)ʒaːma/, /piˈ(d)ʒaːma/
• IPA^(key): /ˈpiʃama/ (alternatively in Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /piˈjaːma/, /pyˈjaːma/ (rare)

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• Hyphenation: Py‧ja‧ma

Noun

Pyjama m (genitive Pyjamas, plural Pyjamas)

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

Synonyms

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Further reading

• “Pyjama” in Duden online
• “Pyjama” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache