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},
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},
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},
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"name": "der"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Tagalog kuya, from Hokkien 哥仔 (*ko-iá).",
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"form": "kuyas",
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"plural"
]
}
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"An elder brother."
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"elder",
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"(Philippines) An elder brother."
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"(Philippines) A respectful title or form of address for an older man."
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}
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"4": "",
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"g2": "",
"g3": "",
"id": "",
"lit": "",
"nocat": "",
"pos": "",
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"ts": ""
},
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},
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},
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"args": {
"1": "tl",
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{
"form": "ᜃᜓᜌ",
"tags": [
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},
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"ku‧ya"
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"word": "kaka"
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"english": "Our big brother helps our parents do housework.",
"text": "Tumutulong si kuya sa aming mga magulang sa mga gawaing bahay.",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"english": "I asked my senior from high school, \"Bro, What activities do you do in high school?\"",
"text": "Tinanong ko ang kuya sa hayskul, \"Kuya, ano po ang mga gawain niyo sa hayskul\".",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
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"male",
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[
"senior",
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"(informal) term of address for a male senior (in school, work, etc.)"
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"english": "I bought ice cream from the mister.",
"text": "Bumili ako ng sorbetes kay kuya.",
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"term of address for any young male: mister; bro"
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"young",
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"mister",
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"(informal) term of address for any young male: mister; bro"
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}
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},
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"qualifier": "Laguna",
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"(Laguna, Quezon, informal) uncle"
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"ipa": "/ˈkuja/"
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{
"ipa": "[ˈku.jɐ]"
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"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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"National Tsing Hua University",
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"text": "Anim:"
},
{
"depth": 2,
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"text": "Marind: kuyu"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [],
"text": "Gogodalic-Suki:"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [],
"text": "Suki: gigoa"
},
{
"depth": 1,
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"text": "Mailuan:"
},
{
"depth": 2,
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"text": "Mailu: guia"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [],
"text": "Koiarian:"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [],
"text": "Koiari: iya"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [],
"text": "Yareban:"
},
{
"depth": 2,
"templates": [],
"text": "Yareba: uyau"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [],
"text": "Manubaran:"
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{
"depth": 2,
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"text": "Maria: kuyau"
}
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"english": "I asked my senior from high school, \"Bro, What activities do you do in high school?\"",
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"male",
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"male",
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[
"mister",
"mister"
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"tags": [
"slang"
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],
"tags": [
"informal"
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},
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"Bulacan Tagalog",
"Tagalog informal terms"
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"eldest male cousin"
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[
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"male",
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"informal"
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},
{
"categories": [
"Quezon Tagalog",
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],
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"uncle"
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[
"uncle",
"uncle"
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],
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"(Laguna, Quezon, informal) uncle"
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"informal"
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{
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"obsolete"
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"colloquial"
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"National Tsing Hua University",
"University of Santo Tomas#Libraries and archives"
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