Hailamese

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adjective

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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HainaneseHainameseHailam
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Meanings

adjectiveHailamese (not comparable)

alternative dated Hylamese

  1. IndonesiaMalaysiaSingaporenot comparableSoutheast Asiaof 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

    Synonyms: Hainanese, Hainamese, Hailam

proper noun

alternative dated Hylamese

  1. IndonesiaMalaysiaSingaporeSoutheast AsiaHainanese (a linguistic variety of Coastal Min under Min Chinese of the Sinitic family)

    Synonyms: Hainanese, Hainamese, Hailam

nounHailamese pl (plural only)

alternative dated Hylamese

  1. pluralplural onlythe inhabitants of the island of Hailam
  2. IndonesiaMalaysiaSingaporepluralplural onlySoutheast Asiathe people who trace their ancestry to Hailam or the surrounding area, especially those that ancestrally speak Hainanese.

    Synonyms: Hainanese, Hainamese, Hailam

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof 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

Similar
HainaneseHainameseHailam

proper nounHainanese (a linguistic variety of Coastal Min under Min Chinese of the Sinitic family)

Similar
HainaneseHainameseHailam

nounthe people who trace their ancestry to Hailam or the surrounding area, especially those that ancestrally speak Hainanese.

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HainaneseHainameseHailam
Also see
hailamhainamese

Origin

From Hailam + -ese. Doublet of Hainanese and Hainamese.

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APA

Hailamese. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hailamese

MLA

“Hailamese.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hailamese. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hailamese,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hailamese.

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