# pyjama
## English
### Alternative forms

* (attributive form of pyjamas): pajama

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Noun

pyjama
* (British) attributive form of pyjamas
** 2009 February 12, Derick Chetty, “Proper attire for the bedroom”, in Toronto Star‎:They […] have joined the pyjama parade, proposing sleepwear as outerwear as the new way to dress up for an evening of entertaining at home or on the town.

#### Derived terms

* pyjama injunction
* pyjama paralysis
* pyjama party

## Dutch
### Etymology

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.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* IPA: /piˈjaːmaː/
* Hyphenation: py‧ja‧ma

### Noun

pyjama m (plural pyjama's, diminutive pyjamaatje n)
* pyjamas, a matching set of light material trousers and vest for wearing to bed and sleeping in

#### Derived terms

* pyjamabroek
* pyjamajas
* pyjamapak
* pyjamatrui
* pyjamavest

#### Descendants

* → Indonesian: piyama

### See also

* nachtkledij
* nachtkleed
* slaapmuts

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English pyjamas.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpyjɑmɑ/, [ˈpyjɑ̝mɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -yjɑmɑ
* Hyphenation: py‧ja‧ma

### Noun

pyjama
* pajamas, pyjamas

#### Declension

Possessive forms of pyjama (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pyjamani
pyjamani
accusative
nom.
pyjamani
pyjamani
gen.
pyjamani
genitive
pyjamani
pyjamieni pyjamaini $^{rare}$
partitive
pyjamaani
pyjamiani
inessive
pyjamassani
pyjamissani
elative
pyjamastani
pyjamistani
illative
pyjamaani
pyjamiini
adessive
pyjamallani
pyjamillani
ablative
pyjamaltani
pyjamiltani
allative
pyjamalleni
pyjamilleni
essive
pyjamanani
pyjaminani
translative
pyjamakseni
pyjamikseni
abessive
pyjamattani
pyjamittani
instructive
comitative
—pyjamineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pyjamasi
pyjamasi
accusative
nom.
pyjamasi
pyjamasi
gen.
pyjamasi
genitive
pyjamasi
pyjamiesi pyjamaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
pyjamaasi
pyjamiasi
inessive
pyjamassasi
pyjamissasi
elative
pyjamastasi
pyjamistasi
illative
pyjamaasi
pyjamiisi
adessive
pyjamallasi
pyjamillasi
ablative
pyjamaltasi
pyjamiltasi
allative
pyjamallesi
pyjamillesi
essive
pyjamanasi
pyjaminasi
translative
pyjamaksesi
pyjamiksesi
abessive
pyjamattasi
pyjamittasi
instructive
comitative
—pyjaminesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pyjamamme
pyjamamme
accusative
nom.
pyjamamme
pyjamamme
gen.
pyjamamme
genitive
pyjamamme
pyjamiemme pyjamaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
pyjamaamme
pyjamiamme
inessive
pyjamassamme
pyjamissamme
elative
pyjamastamme
pyjamistamme
illative
pyjamaamme
pyjamiimme
adessive
pyjamallamme
pyjamillamme
ablative
pyjamaltamme
pyjamiltamme
allative
pyjamallemme
pyjamillemme
essive
pyjamanamme
pyjaminamme
translative
pyjamaksemme
pyjamiksemme
abessive
pyjamattamme
pyjamittamme
instructive
comitative
—pyjaminemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pyjamanne
pyjamanne
accusative
nom.
pyjamanne
pyjamanne
gen.
pyjamanne
genitive
pyjamanne
pyjamienne pyjamainne $^{rare}$
partitive
pyjamaanne
pyjamianne
inessive
pyjamassanne
pyjamissanne
elative
pyjamastanne
pyjamistanne
illative
pyjamaanne
pyjamiinne
adessive
pyjamallanne
pyjamillanne
ablative
pyjamaltanne
pyjamiltanne
allative
pyjamallenne
pyjamillenne
essive
pyjamananne
pyjaminanne
translative
pyjamaksenne
pyjamiksenne
abessive
pyjamattanne
pyjamittanne
instructive
comitative
—pyjaminenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pyjamansa
pyjamansa
accusative
nom.
pyjamansa
pyjamansa
gen.
pyjamansa
genitive
pyjamansa
pyjamiensa pyjamainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
pyjamaansa
pyjamiaan pyjamiansa
inessive
pyjamassaan pyjamassansa
pyjamissaan pyjamissansa
elative
pyjamastaan pyjamastansa
pyjamistaan pyjamistansa
illative
pyjamaansa
pyjamiinsa
adessive
pyjamallaan pyjamallansa
pyjamillaan pyjamillansa
ablative
pyjamaltaan pyjamaltansa
pyjamiltaan pyjamiltansa
allative
pyjamalleen pyjamallensa
pyjamilleen pyjamillensa
essive
pyjamanaan pyjamanansa
pyjaminaan pyjaminansa
translative
pyjamakseen pyjamaksensa
pyjamikseen pyjamiksensa
abessive
pyjamattaan pyjamattansa
pyjamittaan pyjamittansa
instructive
comitative
—pyjamineen pyjaminensa :

#### Hypernyms

* yöasu, yöpuku

#### Derived terms

* perhepyjama

### Further reading

* “pyjama”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

## French
### Etymology

English pyjama, from Urdu پایجامه (pāyjāma) / Hindi पैजामा (paijāmā), from Persian پایجامه (pâyjâma) / پاجامه (pâjâma, “leg garment”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pi.ʒa.ma/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

pyjama m (plural pyjamas)
* pyjamas

#### Derived terms

* soirée pyjama

#### Descendants

* → Romanian: pijama
* → Turkish: pijama

### Further reading

* “pyjama”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.