Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [puh-jah-muh z, -jam-uh z]
- /pəˈdʒɑ məz, -ˈdʒæm əz/
- /pɪˈdʒɑː.məz/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [puh-jah-muh z, -jam-uh z]
- /pəˈdʒɑ məz, -ˈdʒæm əz/
Definitions of pajamas word
- noun pajamas night clothes consisting of loose-fitting trousers and jacket. 1
- noun pajamas loose-fitting trousers, usually of silk or cotton, worn by both sexes in Asia, especially in the East. 1
- noun plural pajamas two-piece sleepwear 1
- noun plural pajamas a pair of loose silk or cotton trousers worn originally in the Near East 0
- noun plural pajamas a loosely fitting sleeping or lounging suit consisting of top and trousers 0
Information block about the term
Origin of pajamas
First appearance:
before 1870 One of the 26% newest English words
1870-75; plural of pajama < Hindi, variant of pāyjāma < Persian pāy leg + jāma garment
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Pajamas
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pajamas popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pajamas usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pajamas
noun pajamas
- bedgown — a nightdress
- jams — a preserve of whole fruit, slightly crushed, boiled with sugar: strawberry jam.
- nightclothes — Clothes worn to bed.
- nightdress — nightclothes.
- nightgown — a loose gown, worn in bed by women or children.
Top questions with pajamas
- doctor who pajamas?
- how to spell pajamas?
- dr who pajamas?
- how do you spell pajamas?
- what is the boy in the striped pajamas about?
- who invented pajamas?
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with p
- Words starting with pa
- Words starting with paj
- Words starting with paja
- Words starting with pajam
- Words starting with pajama
- Words starting with pajamas