Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pyjamas

/pɪˈd͡ʒɑːməz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables: py-ja-mas
IPA: /pɪˈd͡ʒɑːməz/

21

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

UK standard form of pajamas.

British usage

Example Sentences

"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."
"There was a Delhi embroidered waistcoat to slip over a milky white shirt, fastening to the right, ample and flowing; green pyjamas with twisted silk waist-string; and that nothing might be lacking, russia leather slippers, smelling divinely, with arrogantly curled tips."
"They too revert to simpler, non-western clothes—saris, dhotis, and pyjamas."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Hindi

Word Breakdown

Root: पैजामा, پائِجامَہ, پایجامه

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /pɪˈd͡ʒɑːməz/

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

pyjama (attributive)

Phrases

the cat's pyjamas

Questions

How do you pronounce pyjamas?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɪˈd͡ʒɑːməz/.
What does pyjamas mean?: UK standard form of pajamas.
Where does pyjamas come from?: It is traced to Hindi.

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