kuyang
Tagalog
Etymology
From kuya + -ng. Compare Kapampangan koyang.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkujaŋ/, [ˈku.jɐŋ]
- Hyphenation: ku‧yang
Noun
kuyang (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜌᜅ᜔) (chiefly Nueva Ecija)
- elder brother; big brother
- Synonym: kuya
- (informal) term of address for a male senior (in school, work, etc.)
- Synonym: kuya
- (informal) term of address for any young male: mister; bro
- Synonym: kuya
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
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