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

• ateng
• dikong
• ditseng
• manong
• mang
• sanseng
• sangkong

 

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