pajama

Other forms of pajama

plural

pajamas·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about pajama

What does pajama mean?

pajama means "a pair of loose trousers tied by a drawstring around the waist; worn by men and women in some Asian countries". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in pajama?

pajama has 3 syllables: pa-ja-ma. The stress falls on "ja". In IPA it is /pəˈdʒɑmə/.

What is another word for pajama?

Close synonyms include pyjama, pyjama, pj's, jammies. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pajama a common word?

pajama is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.