• (n.) In India and Persia, thin loose trowsers or drawers; in Europe and America, drawers worn at night, or a kind of nightdress with legs. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/pyjama/
Py·ja'ma noun [ Hind. pāe- jāma , literally, leg clothing.] In India and Persia, thin loose trowsers or drawers; in Europe and America, drawers worn at night, or a kind of nightdress with legs. [ Written also paijama .] Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/202