English Explanatory Dictionary

Hainamese

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. 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 Hainam
name
  1. Hainanese (a linguistic variety of Coastal Min under Min Chinese of the Sinitic family)
noun
  1. the inhabitants of the island of Hainam
  2. the people who trace their ancestry to Hainam or the surrounding area, especially those that ancestrally speak Hainanese.

Word forms

Hainamese

Etymology

From Hainam + -ese. Doublet of Hainanese and Hailamese.

Synonyms

Hainanese Hailamese Hailam

Related words

Hainam Hainan
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