pyjama
French, noun/pi.ʒa.ma/
pyjama is spelled P-Y-J-A-M-A (6 letters) and appears 3.7 times per million words in written French, the 13,759th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pyjama is a French masculine noun meaning “pyjamas” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Costume d’intérieur fait le plus souvent d’une étoffe légère, qui se compose d’une veste non ajustée et d’un…”.
What does pyjama mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepyjamas
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Costume d’intérieur fait le plus souvent d’une étoffe légère, qui se compose d’une veste non ajustée et d’un pantalon très ample, et qui se porte aussi comme vêtement de nuit. 2. Costume porté dans les années 1930 par certaines femmes dans les stations balnéaires.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pyjama
- pyjamas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pyjama?
- /pi.ʒa.ma/
- \pi.ʒa.ma\
- \pi.ʒa.mɑ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pyjama
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pyjama in French?
pyjama appears 3.7 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).