- pyjama trousers
- pyjama trousers plural noun• • •Main Entry: ↑pyjamas
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Pyjama — Sm std. (20. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. pyjamas Pl., dieses aus hindī pājāmā, pāyjāmā aus pers. pājāmā Beinkleid . Die Europäer übernehmen diese Bekleidung, ergänzt durch eine entsprechende Jacke, vor allem als Nachtgewand der Männer; das… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
pyjama — [18] Pyjamas are etymologically ‘leggarments’ – that is, ‘trousers’. The word comes from Hindi pāejāma, a compound formed from Persian pāī ‘foot’, hence ‘leg’ (which goes back to the same Indo European ancestor as English foot) and jāmah… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
pyjama — [18] Pyjamas are etymologically ‘leggarments’ – that is, ‘trousers’. The word comes from Hindi pāejāma, a compound formed from Persian pāī ‘foot’, hence ‘leg’ (which goes back to the same Indo European ancestor as English foot) and jāmah… … Word origins
trousers — noun (esp. BrE) ⇨ See also ↑pants ADJECTIVE ▪ long, short (BrE) ▪ I was still in short trousers (= still only a boy) at the time. ▪ baggy, loose ▪ … Collocations dictionary
pyjama — noun 1. a pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist; worn by men and women in some Asian countries • Syn: ↑pajama • Hypernyms: ↑trouser, ↑pant 2. (usually plural) loose fitting nightclothes worn for sleeping or lounging; have a … Useful english dictionary
pyjama — /pəˈdʒamə/ (say puh jahmuh) noun (especially in northern India) loose trousers with a drawstring at the waist, worn by men or women. {Hindi (from Persian) pājāmā, from pā leg + jāmā garment} …
kurta pyjama — /kɜtu pəˈdʒamə/ (say kertuh puh jahmuh) noun a South Asian garment for men, comprising a long tunic to knee length worn over trousers in a matching or contrasting colour. {kurta + pyjama} …
pyjamas */ — UK [pəˈdʒɑːməz] / US [pəˈdʒɑməz] noun [plural] 1) a) comfortable trousers and a shirt that you wear in bed a pair of pyjamas He was still in his pyjamas. b) any clothes that you wear to bed 2) a loose pair of cotton trousers that some people in… … English dictionary
PYJAMAS — n.pl. (US pajamas) 1 a suit of loose trousers and jacket for sleeping in. 2 loose trousers tied round the waist, worn by both sexes in some Asian countries. 3 (pyjama) (attrib.) designating parts of a suit of pyjamas (pyjama jacket; pyjama… … Useful english dictionary
Asian fashions — Asian fashions had an extensive impacted on British culture following postwar immigration and the 1960s counter cultural mystification of the East, with the prejudicial British stereotypes initially associated with traditional Asian dress… … Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture
