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haleakala

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables
haleakala
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A large shield volcano in eastern Maui, Hawaii, USA.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *balay Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *bale Proto-Oceanic *pale Proto-Polynesian *fale Hawaiian hale Hawaiian a Proto-Polynesian *te Hawaiian ka Proto-Polynesian *laqa Hawaiian lā Hawaiian Haleakalābor. English Haleakala From Hawaiian Haleakalā, from hale (“house”) + a (“of”) + ka (“the”)+ lā (“sun”).

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Questions

What does haleakala mean?
A large shield volcano in eastern Maui, Hawaii, USA.
Where does haleakala come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balay Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *balay Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *bale Proto-Oceanic *pale Proto-Polynesian *fale Hawaiian hale Hawaiian a Proto-Polynesian *te Hawaiian ka Proto-Polynesian *laqa Hawaiian lā Hawaiian Haleakalābor. English Haleakala From Hawaiian Haleakalā, from hale (“house”) + a (“of”) + ka (“the”)+ lā (“sun”).

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