Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hainanese

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables: hainanese
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the island of Hainan, its people and their diaspora.

name

A group of Min Chinese dialects spoken on the island of Hainan and its diaspora.

noun

The inhabitants of the island of Hainan and its diaspora

Example Sentences

"Because of the comparatively shorter distance, Hainanese merchants could use smaller vessels, usually constructed of fir and other inferior woods, which they customarily furnished with masts, rudders, and wooden anchors, availing themselves of the abundance of material in Champa and Cambodia which lay on their route to Bangkok."
"Mr. MELROSE, though engaged in the study of the Hainanese language, has found time to open and give daily supervision to a Boy's School."
"It is not easy to decide from which dialect of Chinese some of the loanwords derive, and this may explain why Philip Leo does not list any as coming from Hainanese nor Tiociu."
"I needed an interpreter in only one interview, that with an elderly Hainanese from Kompong-Trach."

Etymology

From Hainan + -ese. Doublet of Hainamese and Hailamese.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Hainan

Inflected Forms

more Hainanese (comparative) most Hainanese (superlative)

Phrases

Hainanese pork chop Wiktionary’s coverage of Hainanese terms

Frequently Paired Words

Wiktionary’s coverage of Hainanese terms

Questions

What does hainanese mean?: Of or relating to the island of Hainan, its people and their diaspora.
Where does hainanese come from?: From Hainan + -ese. Doublet of Hainamese and Hailamese.

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