kuya

See also: kũya

English

Etymology

From Tagalog kuya, from Hokkien 哥仔 (*ko-iá).

Noun

kuya (plural kuyas)

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

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 “kuya, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, June 2015.

Anagrams

Yuka, yuka

Cebuano

Etymology 1

From Hokkien 哥仔 (*ko-iá) as per Chan-Yap (1980)^[1] and Manuel (1948)^[2] with an older obsolete form of the diminutive suffix^[3]^[4] as a weak form of 囝 (kiáⁿ, káⁿ). Cognate with Tagalog kuya and Kapampangan koya.

Noun

kuya

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

Etymology 2

Unknown

Noun

kuya

an oyster; any member of the family Ostreidae

References

^ Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 141
^ 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
^ Dictionario Hispánico-Sinicum‎^[1] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish, Hokkien, and Classical Mandarin), kept as Vocabulario Español-Chino con caracteres chinos (TOMO 215) in the University of Santo Tomás Archives, Manila: Dominican Order of Preachers, 1626-1642, page 344/366; republished as Lee, Fabio Yuchung (李毓中), Chen, Tsung-jen (陳宗仁), José, Regalado Trota, Caño, José Luis Ortigosa, editors, Hokkien Spanish Historical Document Series I: Dictionario Hispanico Sinicum‎^[2], Hsinchu: National Tsing Hua University Press, 2018, →ISBN
^ Medhurst, Walter Henry (1832) “Yëá 仔”, in A Dictionary of the Hok-këèn Dialect of the Chinese Language, According to the Reading and Colloquial Idioms: Containing About 12,000 Characters, (overall work in Hokkien and English), Macao: The Honorable East India Company's Press by G. J. Steyn and Brother, page 736

Mato

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈku.jɑ]

Noun

kuya

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

fish

Tagalog

Alternative forms

coya, cuya — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
koya — now colloquial

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 哥仔 (*ko-iá) as per Chan-Yap (1980)^[1] and Manuel (1948)^[2] with an older obsolete form of the diminutive suffix^[3]^[4] as a weak form of 囝 (kiáⁿ, káⁿ). Cognate with Cebuano kuya and Kapampangan koya. Compare guya and piaya.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kuya (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜌ)

elder brother; big brother
Synonym: (Nueva Ecija) kuyang

Tumutulong si kuya sa aming mga magulang sa mga gawaing bahay.
Our big brother helps our parents do housework.
(informal) term of address for a male senior (in school, work, etc.)
Synonym: (Nueva Ecija) kuyang

Tinanong ko ang kuya sa hayskul, "Kuya, ano po ang mga gawain niyo sa hayskul".
I asked my senior from high school, "Bro, What activities do you do in high school?"
(informal) term of address for any young male: mister; bro
Synonyms: (Nueva Ecija) kuyang, (slang) kuys

Bumili ako ng sorbetes kay kuya.
I bought ice cream from the mister.
(Bulacan, informal) eldest male cousin
(Laguna, Quezon, informal) uncle

Coordinate terms

ate

Derived terms

Related terms

References

^ Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 141
^ 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
^ Dictionario Hispánico-Sinicum‎^[3] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish, Hokkien, and Classical Mandarin), kept as Vocabulario Español-Chino con caracteres chinos (TOMO 215) in the University of Santo Tomás Archives, Manila: Dominican Order of Preachers, 1626-1642, page 344/366; republished as Lee, Fabio Yuchung (李毓中), Chen, Tsung-jen (陳宗仁), José, Regalado Trota, Caño, José Luis Ortigosa, editors, Hokkien Spanish Historical Document Series I: Dictionario Hispanico Sinicum‎^[4], Hsinchu: National Tsing Hua University Press, 2018, →ISBN
^ Medhurst, Walter Henry (1832) “Yëá 仔”, in A Dictionary of the Hok-këèn Dialect of the Chinese Language, According to the Reading and Colloquial Idioms: Containing About 12,000 Characters, (overall work in Hokkien and English), Macao: The Honorable East India Company's Press by G. J. Steyn and Brother, page 736

Anagrams

ukay

[OED_June_2015-1] 1.0 ^1.1 “kuya, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, June 2015.

[2] Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 141

[3] 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

[4] Dictionario Hispánico-Sinicum‎^[1] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish, Hokkien, and Classical Mandarin), kept as Vocabulario Español-Chino con caracteres chinos (TOMO 215) in the University of Santo Tomás Archives, Manila: Dominican Order of Preachers, 1626-1642, page 344/366; republished as Lee, Fabio Yuchung (李毓中), Chen, Tsung-jen (陳宗仁), José, Regalado Trota, Caño, José Luis Ortigosa, editors, Hokkien Spanish Historical Document Series I: Dictionario Hispanico Sinicum‎^[2], Hsinchu: National Tsing Hua University Press, 2018, →ISBN

[5] Medhurst, Walter Henry (1832) “Yëá 仔”, in A Dictionary of the Hok-këèn Dialect of the Chinese Language, According to the Reading and Colloquial Idioms: Containing About 12,000 Characters, (overall work in Hokkien and English), Macao: The Honorable East India Company's Press by G. J. Steyn and Brother, page 736

[6] Chan-Yap, Gloria (1980) “Hokkien Chinese borrowings in Tagalog”, in Pacific Linguistics, volume B, number 71 (PDF), Canberra, A.C.T. 2600.: The Australian National University, page 141

[7] 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

[8] Dictionario Hispánico-Sinicum‎^[3] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish, Hokkien, and Classical Mandarin), kept as Vocabulario Español-Chino con caracteres chinos (TOMO 215) in the University of Santo Tomás Archives, Manila: Dominican Order of Preachers, 1626-1642, page 344/366; republished as Lee, Fabio Yuchung (李毓中), Chen, Tsung-jen (陳宗仁), José, Regalado Trota, Caño, José Luis Ortigosa, editors, Hokkien Spanish Historical Document Series I: Dictionario Hispanico Sinicum‎^[4], Hsinchu: National Tsing Hua University Press, 2018, →ISBN

[9] Medhurst, Walter Henry (1832) “Yëá 仔”, in A Dictionary of the Hok-këèn Dialect of the Chinese Language, According to the Reading and Colloquial Idioms: Containing About 12,000 Characters, (overall work in Hokkien and English), Macao: The Honorable East India Company's Press by G. J. Steyn and Brother, page 736

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Cebuano

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Mato

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Ngiyambaa

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Tagalog

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