PJ

See also: pj, pJ, and P. J.

Translingual

Symbol

PJ

1. (metrology) Symbol for petajoule, an SI unit of work or energy equal to 10¹⁵ joules.

English

Noun

PJ (plural PJs)

1. Abbreviation of pajama.
2. Abbreviation of Proto-Japonic.
3. Initialism of private jet.
4. (Malaysia) Initialism of Petaling Jaya, a town.
5. (India) Initialism of poor joke.
   • 1987, Sainik Samachar, volume 34, Director of Public Relations, Ministry of Defence, page 11:

     To share the secret with you, just in case you are not a Delhite, 'PJ' stands for, yes, "Poor Joke.'

   • 2018, Kishor Kunal, The Casted Minds: A Nation where Purity of Blood Matters‎^[1]:

     “No, I don't,” I replied and quickly asked, “so, where are you now?” “Here, in front of you,” she replied with a witty smile. “I meant what are you doing these days—your occupation?” I smiled innocently. A PJ (poor joke) indeed.

Anagrams

• J.P., JP

Japanese

Alternative spelling
PJT

Etymology

From English project.

Noun

PJ(プロジェクト) • (purojekuto) 

1. (product development) project

Malay

Noun

PJ

1. Initialism of pendidikan jasmani.

Proper noun

PJ

1. Initialism of Petaling Jaya.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpe ˈxota/ [ˌpe ˈxo.t̪a]

Proper noun

PJ m

1. (politics, Argentina) initialism of Partido Justicialista (“Justicialist Party”), an Argentine political party