The story
- Hawaiian · borrowed fromKīlauea
- English todayKilauea
From Hawaiian Kīlauea, from kī (intensifying prefix) + lau (“many, much”) + ea (“to rise, go up, expand”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kilauea
Today it means: An active volcano in Hawaii Island, (Big Island, Island of Hawaii) Hawaiian Islands, Pacific, Hawaii, United States. Full definition →
Hawaiian Kīlauea