kuyang

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

kuyang

1. mouse; rat

   Synonym: bilakad

Indonesian

kuyang

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kwaɲ, *kwaaɲʔ (“gibbon”). Compare to Bakung kuyang (“orang utan”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkujaŋ/ [ˈku.jaŋ]
• Rhymes: -ujaŋ
• Syllabification: ku‧yang

Noun

kuyang (plural kuyang-kuyang)

1. (folklore) a type of nocturnal spirit, believed to possess a woman and cause her to appear at night with only her head and internal organs that emit luminescent glow and float around to seek filthy things, such as feces and carrion, to eat

   Synonyms: leak, palasik, parakang, pelesit, penanggal (Malay), poppo

Further reading

• “kuyang”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Tagalog

Etymology

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Hokkien 哥仔 (*ko-iá)

Tagalog kuya

Tagalog -ng

Tagalog kuyang

From kuya + -ng. Compare Kapampangan koyang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkujaŋ/ [ˈk̠uː.jɐŋ]
• Rhymes: -ujaŋ
• Syllabification: ku‧yang

Noun

kuyang (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜌᜅ᜔) (chiefly Nueva Ecija)

1. elder brother; big brother

   Synonym: kuya

2. (informal) term of address for a male senior (in school, work, etc.)

   Synonym: kuya

3. (informal) term of address for any young male: mister; bro

   Synonym: kuya

See also

• ateng
• dikong
• ditseng
• manong
• mang
• sanseng
• sangkong

Further reading

• Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948), Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 33