Hailam

English

Alternative forms

  • Hai-lam, Hai-Lam, Hai Lam
  • Hylam (archaic)

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Hailam

  1. Hainan: an island and province of China.
    Synonyms: Hainan, Hainam
    • 2001, Khoo Su Nin, “Muntri Street”, in Streets of George Town Penang‎[1], 3rd edition, Penang, Malaysia: Janus Print & Resources, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 128, column 2:
      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.
  2. (Southeast Asia, chiefly Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia) Hainanese (a linguistic variety of Coastal Min under Min Chinese of the Sinitic family)
    Synonyms: Hainanese, Hainamese, Hailamese

Noun

Hailam (plural Hailams)

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

Adjective

Hailam (not comparable)

  1. of or relating to the island of Hailam
  2. (Southeast Asia, chiefly Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia) 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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