# Banlam

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. Synonym of Taiwanese (“variant of Hokkien spoken in Taiwan”).

## Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 閩南 /闽南 (Bân-lâm, “Hokkien”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/banlam