Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hailam

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hail-am
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Hainan: an island and province of China.

name

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

noun

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

adj

of or relating to the island of Hailam

adj

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

Example Sentences

"My father came from China; Hailam island."
"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."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: 海南

Inflected Forms

Hai-lam (alternative) Hai Lam (alternative) Hylam (alternative, archaic) Hailams (plural)

Derived Forms

Hailamese

Phrases

Hai Lok Hong

Frequently Paired Words

Amoy Chiangchew Chinchew Hai Lok Hong Hainam Hinghwa Hokchew Hokchia

Synonyms

Hainan Hainam Hainanese Hainamese Hailamese

Questions

What does hailam mean?: Hainan: an island and province of China.
Where does hailam come from?: From either or both Hokkien 海南 (Hái-lâm) or Hainanese 海南. Doublet of Hainan and Hainam.

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