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Where does “kuya” come from?

kuya (Tagalog) comes from Hokkien 哥兄.

kuya (Tagalog): elder brother; big brother; respectful term of...

Definitions

  1. elder brother; big brother; respectful term of...

Ancestry of “kuya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hokkien哥兄—

Words derived from “kuya”

  • kuya
Every word from Hokkien 哥兄 →