"kuya" meaning in Cebuano

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Noun

Etymology: From Hokkien 哥仔 (*ko-iá) as per Chan-Yap (1980) and Manuel (1948) with an older obsolete form of the diminutive suffix as a weak form of 囝 (kiáⁿ, káⁿ). Cognate with Tagalog kuya and Kapampangan koya. Etymology templates: {{bor|ceb|nan-hbl|哥仔|tr=*ko-iá}} Hokkien 哥仔 (*ko-iá), {{zh-l|囝|tr=kiáⁿ, káⁿ}} 囝 (kiáⁿ, káⁿ), {{cog|tl|kuya}} Tagalog kuya, {{cog|pam|koya}} Kapampangan koya Head templates: {{head|ceb|noun}} kuya
  1. an elder brother
    Sense id: en-kuya-ceb-noun-4lE~yESm
  2. a respectful title or form of address for an older man Categories (topical): Seafood
    Sense id: en-kuya-ceb-noun-lujrSGF9 Disambiguation of Seafood: 17 52 31 Categories (other): Cebuano entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Cebuano entries with incorrect language header: 5 60 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Etymology: Unknown Etymology templates: {{unk|ceb}} Unknown Head templates: {{head|ceb|noun}} kuya
  1. an oyster; any member of the family Ostreidae Categories (lifeform): Bivalves
    Sense id: en-kuya-ceb-noun-HPD3waaA Disambiguation of Bivalves: 3 36 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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  "lang_code": "ceb",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "an elder brother"
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      "expansion": "Kapampangan koya",
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  "lang_code": "ceb",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "an elder brother"
      ],
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          "elder"
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