Hailam

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Hailam

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

proper noun Hai-lam · Hai-Lam · Hai Lam · Hylam

Hainan: an island and province of China. My father came from China; Hailam island.
Similar: Hainan, Hainam
Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore Hainanese (a linguistic variety of Coastal Min under Min Chinese of the Sinitic family)
Similar: Hainanese, Hainamese, Hailamese

noun Hailams · Hai-lam · Hai-Lam · Hai Lam · Hylam

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

adjective Hai-lam · Hai-Lam · Hai Lam · Hylam

not comparable of or relating to the island of Hailam
Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, not comparable 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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@misc{hailam_2026,
  title = {Hailam},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hailam},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}