Hailam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name

Hainan: an island and province of China.
Hainanese (a linguistic variety of Coastal Min under Min Chinese of the Sinitic family)

noun

A person who traces his/her ancestry to Hailam or the surrounding area, especially those that ancestrally speak Hainanese.

adj

of or relating to the island of Hailam
of or relating to the linguistic variety under Coastal Min under Min Chinese of the Sinitic family and its speakers or people of heritage from Hailam

Hailam Hai-lam Hai Lam Hylam Hailams

From either or both Hokkien 海南 (Hái-lâm) or Hainanese 海南. Doublet of Hainan and Hainam.

Hainan Hainam Hainanese Hainamese Hailamese

Amoy Chiangchew Chinchew Hai Lok Hong Hainam Hinghwa Hokchew Hokchia Hokkien Luichew Teochew

Hailamese

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