kuya

English

Etymology

From Tagalog kuya

Noun

kuya (plural kuyas)

  1. (Philippine English) An elder brother.[1]
  2. (Philippine English) A respectful title or form of address for an older man.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 “kuya, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, June 2015.

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hokkien 哥兄 (ko-hiaⁿ).

Cognate with Tagalog kuya.

Noun

kuya

  1. an elder brother
  2. a respectful title or form of address for an older man

Etymology 2

Unknown

Noun

kuya

  1. an oyster; any member of the family Ostreidae

Mato

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈku.jɑ]

Noun

kuya

  1. rain

References

  • Phonological Descriptions of Papua New Guinea Languages (2005, SIL, edited by Steve Parker), section Mato (Nenaya, Nengaya, Nineia) Language, page 28: kuya [ˈku.jɑ] 'rain'

Ngiyambaa

Noun

kuya

  1. fish

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 哥兄 (ko-hiaⁿ).

Cognate with Cebuano kuya.

Noun

kuya

  1. a big brother: any elder brother, especially the eldest
    Tumutulong si kuya sa aming mga magulang sa mga gawaing bahay.
    Our big brother helps our parents do housework.
  2. (informal) any male who is deserving respect or reverence because of his age
    Bumili ako ng sorbetes kay kuya. — I bought ice cream from the ice cream vendor.
  3. (informal) any male who belongs to a higher education level than someone else, a senior
    Tinanong ko ang kuya sa hayskul, "Kuya, ano po ang mga gawain niyo sa hayskul". — I asked my senior from high school, "What activities do you do in high school?"

See also

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