kuyang

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

kuyang

  1. mouse; rat
    Synonym: bilakad

Tagalog

Etymology

From kuya +‎ -ng. Compare Kapampangan koyang.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkujaŋ/ [ˈkuː.jɐŋ]
  • Rhymes: -ujaŋ
  • Syllabification: ku‧yang

Noun

kuyang (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜌᜅ᜔) (chiefly Nueva Ecija)

  1. elder brother; big brother
    Synonym: kuya
  2. (informal) term of address for a male senior (in school, work, etc.)
    Synonym: kuya
  3. (informal) term of address for any young male: mister; bro
    Synonym: kuya

See also

Further reading

  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1948) Chinese elements in the Tagalog language: with some indication of Chinese influence on other Philippine languages and cultures and an excursion into Austronesian linguistics, Manila: Filipiniana Publications, page 33
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