pajamas
Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting…Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting shirt and pants/trousers.
» Tom came to class in his pajamas.
Tom ist im Schlafanzug zum Unterricht gekommen.
Том пришёл на уроки в пижаме.
Том прийшов у клас у піжамі.
Meaning
3 senses(plural, plural only)Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting shirt and pants/trousers.
She put on a coat over her new pair of pajamas.
Pyjama, Schlafanzug, Pölter
пижа́маpižáma
піжа́маpižáma
(plural, plural only)Loose-fitting trousers worn by both sexes in various southern Asian countries including India.
шарова́рыšarováry
(plural, plural only, slang)The coloured uniform worn by players in professional limited overs matches.
Examples
171 sentencesTom came to class in his pajamas.
Том прийшов у клас у піжамі.
ruТом пришёл на уроки в пижаме.
deTom ist im Schlafanzug zum Unterricht gekommen.
Put on your pajamas.
Одягни піжаму.
ruНадень пижаму.
deZieh deinen Schlafanzug an!
Put your pajamas on.
Одягни піжаму.
ruНадень пижаму.
deZieh deinen Schlafanzug an!
Tom doesn't usually wear pajamas.
Том зазвичай не носить піжаму.
ruТом обычно не носит пижаму.
deTom trägt für gewöhnlich keine Schlafanzüge.
I ate breakfast in my pajamas.
ruЯ позавтракал в пижаме.
deIch frühstückte im Schlafanzug.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi पाजामा (pājāmā) / Urdu پاجامہ (pājāma)), from Classical PeBorrowed from Hindustani (Hindi पाजामा (pājāmā) / Urdu پاجامہ (pājāma)), from Classical Persian پَاجَامَه (pājāma, “trousers, drawers”), from پَا (pā, “leg”) + جَامَه (jāma, “garment”).
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Forms
plural: pajamasesWord family
6 related wordsCollocations
8 patterns- in his pajamas
- wear pajamas
- on his pajamas
- his pajamas when
- wearing his pajamas
- his pajamas and
- doesn't wear pajamas
- in my pajamas