"Kuya" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Tagalog]

IPA: /ˈkuja/, [ˈku.jɐ] Forms: ᜃᜓᜌ [Baybayin]
Etymology: See kuya. Etymology templates: {{m|tl|kuya}} kuya Head templates: {{tl-noun|b=+}} Kuya (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜌ)
  1. (colloquial) honorific used before the name of an elder brother or young male senior: Brother; Mister Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Titles Coordinate_terms: Ka, kaka Coordinate_terms (of a man): Ahiya, ahiya Coordinate_terms (of a woman): Ate, ate, Atsi, atsi

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