Hailam
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From either or both Hokkien 海南 (Hái-lâm) or Hainanese 海南. Doublet of Hainan and Hainam.
Proper noun
[edit]Hailam
- Hainan: an island and province of China. Capital: Haikou.
- (Southeast Asia, chiefly Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia) Hainanese (a linguistic variety of Coastal Min under Min Chinese of the Sinitic family)
Noun
[edit]Hailam (plural Hailams)
- (Southeast Asia, chiefly Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia) A person who traces his/her ancestry to Hailam or the surrounding area, especially those that ancestrally speak Hainanese.
Adjective
[edit]Hailam (not comparable)
- of or relating to the island of Hailam
- (Southeast Asia, chiefly Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia) 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
Derived terms
[edit]See also
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- English terms borrowed from Hokkien
- English terms derived from Hokkien
- English terms borrowed from Hainanese
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