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Hailam.

Hainan: an island and province of China.

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name
  1. Hainan: an island and province of China.

  2. Hainanese (a linguistic variety of Coastal Min under Min Chinese of the Sinitic family)

    Indonesia · Malaysia · Singapore
Where this word comes from

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

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

    Indonesia · Malaysia · Singapore
Where this word comes from

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

adj
  1. of or relating to the island of Hailam

    not-comparable
  2. 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

    Indonesia · Malaysia · Singapore · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

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

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