padyama

Borrowed from English pyjama, from English (19th century) pai jamahs "loose trousers tied at the waist, worn by Muslims in India", adopted by colonials, especially for nightwear, probably from Hindi पैजामा (paijāmā, “pajama”), itself from Persian پایجامه (paejamah) "leg clothing".

• Hyphenation: pa‧dya‧ma

padyama

1. pyjama

Borrowed from English pajamas, ultimately from Persian پایجامه / پاجامه (pâyjâma / pâjâma, “leg garment”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /padˈjama/ [pɐdˈd͡ʒaː.mɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /padˈjama/ [pɐd̪ˈjaː.mɐ]
• Rhymes: -ama
• Syllabification: pad‧ya‧ma

padyama (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇ᜔ᜌᜋ)

1. pajamas; pyjamas

• “padyama”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018