# kuya

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #93,890

## Definitions
1. An elder brother.
2. A respectful title or form of address for an older man.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/kuya