"ahiya" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʔɐ.hɪɐ/ [Philippine], /ˈɑ.hi.ə/ [US] Forms: ahiyas [plural], Filipino [Chinese, Philippines]
Etymology: From Hokkien 阿兄 (á-hiaⁿ). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nan-hbl|阿兄|tr=á-hiaⁿ}} Hokkien 阿兄 (á-hiaⁿ) Head templates: {{en-noun|s}} ahiya (plural ahiyas)
  1. the eldest brother Tags: Philippines, colloquial
    Sense id: en-ahiya-en-noun-qrk0zs5U
  2. (informal) an elder brother Tags: Philippines, colloquial, informal
    Sense id: en-ahiya-en-noun-4lE~yESm
  3. (familiar) a young male senior (usually within the Chinese Filipino community) Tags: Philippines, colloquial, familiar
    Sense id: en-ahiya-en-noun-iK41uES0
  4. respectful term of address for the eldest brother Tags: Philippines, colloquial
    Sense id: en-ahiya-en-noun-1AOfmBiI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 4 5 30 32 29
  5. (informal) respectful term of address for an elder brother Tags: Philippines, colloquial, informal
    Sense id: en-ahiya-en-noun-~j0LhybA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 4 5 30 32 29
  6. (familiar) respectful term of address for a young male senior (usually within the Chinese Filipino community) Tags: Philippines, colloquial, familiar Categories (topical): Male family members, Siblings
    Sense id: en-ahiya-en-noun-axqrPUDR Disambiguation of Male family members: 3 9 23 13 17 34 Disambiguation of Siblings: 2 7 8 23 26 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Philippine English Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 4 5 30 32 29 Disambiguation of Philippine English: 1 5 15 20 22 37
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ahia Related terms: achi, Achi, Ahiya, dichi, dihia

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