# Hailam

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. Hainan: an island and province of China.
2. Hainanese (a linguistic variety of Coastal Min under Min Chinese of the Sinitic family)

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

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