Kuya

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Tagalog[edit]

Etymology[edit]

See kuya.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkuja/ [ˈku.jɐ]
Rhymes: -uja
Syllabification: Ku‧ya

Noun[edit]

Kuya (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜌ)

(colloquial) honorific used before the name of an elder brother or young male senior: Brother; Mister
Kuya Juan ― Brother John

Coordinate terms[edit]

(of a man): Ahiya, ahiya
(of a woman): Ate, ate; Atsi, atsi
(genderless): Ka, kaka

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Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries