Etymology

pyjamas

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Hindi पैजामा ← Urdu پائِجامَہ ← Classical Persian پایجامه
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  1. Classical Persian · derived fromپایجامه
  2. Urdu · borrowed fromپائِجامَہ
  3. Hindi · borrowed fromपैजामा
  4. English todaypyjamas

Borrowed from Hindustani (Hindi पैजामा (paijāmā) / Urdu پائِجامَہ (pāijāma)), from Classical Persian پایجامه (pāyjāma), archaic form of پاجامه (pājāma).

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