pyjama.
pyjamas, a matching set of light material trousers and vest for wearing to bed and sleeping in
Meaning & usage
pyjamas, a matching set of light material trousers and vest for wearing to bed and sleeping in
Where this word comes from
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.
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