Hailam

alternative Hai-lam · alternative Hai-Lam · alternative Hai Lam · alternative archaic Hylam

1. Hainan: an island and province of China.

   My father came from China; Hailam island.

   1983, John Platt, Heidi Weber, Mian Lian Ho, “Salesman (Hainanese): His father”, in Singapore and Malaysia (Varieties of English Around the World), volume 4, John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, →ISSN Invalid ISSN, →OCLC, page 48

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   In 1925, the association's name was changed to Kheng Chew Hoay Kuan, reflecting the official name change of the Hailam province. The association school, Aik Hua, was built in 1905 and extended in 1919.

   2001, Khoo Su Nin, “Muntri Street”, in Streets of George Town Penang, 3rd edition, Penang, Malaysia: Janus Print & Resources, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 128, column 2

   Synonyms: Hainan, Hainam

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

   Synonyms: Hainanese, Hainamese, Hailamese

plural Hailams · alternative Hai-lam · alternative Hai-Lam · alternative Hai Lam · alternative archaic Hylam

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

alternative Hai-lam · alternative Hai-Lam · alternative Hai Lam · alternative archaic Hylam

1. not comparableof or relating to the island of Hailam
2. 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