
KUYA 🇵🇭 Tagalog🤝Sundanese 🇮🇩
The word "kuya" has different meanings and linguistic origins depending on the region or country.
Here are the details:
Sundanese (Indonesia): According to the *Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia* (KBBI), "kuya" is a Sundanese word meaning "turtle" or "tortoise."
Tagalog (Philippines): In the Philippines, the word is derived from the Hokkien (Chinese) term *kohian* (哥兄). In Tagalog, "kuya" means "older brother" or serves as a respectful form of address for an older male.