Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kuya

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
kuya
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An elder brother.

noun

A respectful title or form of address for an older man.

Etymology

From Tagalog kuya, from Hokkien 哥仔 (*ko-iá).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: kuya, 哥仔

Inflected Forms

kuyas (plural)

Questions

What does kuya mean?
An elder brother.
Where does kuya come from?
From Tagalog kuya, from Hokkien 哥仔 (*ko-iá).

How to pronounce kuya

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