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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   the inhabitants of the island of Hainam plural, plural-only
2. 2
   the people who trace their ancestry to Hainam or the surrounding area, especially those that ancestrally speak Hainanese. Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, plural, plural-only

Adjective

1. 1
   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 Hainam Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, not-comparable

Proper Noun

1. 1
   Hainanese (a linguistic variety of Coastal Min under Min Chinese of the Sinitic family) Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore

Synonyms

All synonyms

hailamhailamhailamhailamesehailamesehailamese

Etymology

From Hainam + -ese. Doublet of Hainanese and Hailamese.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.