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English
Etymology
From either or both Hokkien 海南 (Hái-lâm) or Hainanese 海南. Doublet of Hainan and Hainam.
Proper noun
Hailam
- An island off the coast of southern China.
- Synonyms: Hainan, Hainam
- A province off the coast of southern China, primarily made up of Hailam Island.
- Synonyms: Hainan, Hainam
- (Southeast Asia, chiefly Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia) Hainanese (a linguistic variety of Coastal Min under Min Chinese of the Sinitic family)
- Synonyms: Hainanese, Hainamese, Hailamese
Noun
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
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
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