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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hailamese

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
hail-amese
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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

name

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

noun

the inhabitants of the island of Hailam

noun

the people who trace their ancestry to Hailam or the surrounding area, especially those that ancestrally speak Hainanese.

Etymology

From Hailam + -ese. Doublet of Hainanese and Hainamese.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Hylamese (alternative, dated)

Frequently Paired Words

Hainam Hainan

Synonyms

Hainanese Hainamese Hailam

Questions

What does hailamese mean?
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
Where does hailamese come from?
From Hailam + -ese. Doublet of Hainanese and Hainamese.

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