Hainanese
English edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
Hainanese (not comparable)
- Of or relating to the island of Hainan.
- 1977, Sarasin Viraphol, Tribute and Profit: Sino-Siamese Trade 1652-1853[1], Harvard University Press, pages 188-189:
- 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.
Noun edit
Hainanese pl (plural only)
- The inhabitants of the island of Hainan.
- 1970, William E. Willmott, The Political Structure of the Chinese Community in Cambodia[2], Athlone Press, page v:
- I needed an interpreter in only one interview, that with an elderly Hainanese from Kompong-Trach.
Translations edit
inhabitants of Hainan
Proper noun edit
Hainanese