Banlam

B3A1N1L1A1M3

proper noun

Synonym of Taiwanese (“variant of Hokkien spoken in Taiwan”).

Similar
TaiwaneseHokloFukienFukienese
OriginHokkien 閩南 /闽南 →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Banlamese · alternative Banlamgu · alternative Banlamoe · alternative Banlamgunese · alternative Banlamoenese

  1. Synonym of Taiwanese (“variant of Hokkien spoken in Taiwan”).

    Synonyms: Taiwanese, Hoklo, Fukien, Fukienese

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Taiwanese (“variant of Hokkien spoken in Taiwan”).

Similar
TaiwaneseHokloFukienFukienese

Origin

  1. Hokkien閩南 /闽南“Hokkien”
  2. EnglishBanlam

Borrowed from Hokkien 閩南 /闽南 (Bân-lâm, “Hokkien”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: Banlam on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.