pajamas的词源

英文词源

pajamas (n.)

1800, pai jamahs "loose trousers tied at the waist," worn by Muslims in India and adopted by Europeans there, especially for nightwear, from Hindi pajama, probably from Persian paejamah, literally "leg clothing," from pae "leg" (from PIE root *ped- (1) "foot," see foot (n.)) + jamah "clothing." Modern spelling (U.S.) is from 1845. British spelling tends toward pyjamas.

中文词源

pajamas：睡衣（裤）

pajama原是波斯语；pae即“腿”的意思；jama，“衣服”。pajamas原指东方伊斯兰国家的女眷们穿的宽松裤。后来，男人们也穿。现在泛指“睡衣、睡裤”。

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