"kuya" meaning in English

See kuya in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: kuyas [plural]
Etymology: From Tagalog kuya, from Hokkien 哥仔 (*ko-iá). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|tl|kuya}} Tagalog kuya, {{der|en|nan-hbl|哥仔|tr=*ko-iá}} Hokkien 哥仔 (*ko-iá) Head templates: {{en-noun}} kuya (plural kuyas)
  1. (Philippines) An elder brother. Tags: Philippines
    Sense id: en-kuya-en-noun-5zn2-7I9 Categories (other): Philippine English
  2. (Philippines) A respectful title or form of address for an older man. Tags: Philippines
    Sense id: en-kuya-en-noun-kAxkhrzr Categories (other): Philippine English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59

Inflected forms

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