| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | pa·ja·ma |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  p -jä m, -j m |
| NOUN: | 1. A loose-fitting garment consisting of trousers and a jacket, worn for sleeping or lounging. Often used in the plural. 2. Loose-fitting trousers worn in the Far East by men and women. Often used in the plural. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Hindi p ijma, loose-fitting trousers : Persian p , leg (from Middle Persian; see ped- in Appendix I) + Persian jmah, garment.
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