pajamas

Etymology

From Urdu پاجامہ (pājāma) / Hindi पाजामा (pājāmā), from Classical Persian پایجامه / پاجامه (pāyjāma / pājāma, “leg garment”), akin to پا (“leg”) + جامه (“garment”).

noun

  1. Clothes for wearing to bed and sleeping in, usually consisting of a loose-fitting shirt and pants/trousers.
  2. Loose-fitting trousers worn by both sexes in various southern Asian countries including India.

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