kuyang

kuyang

1. mouse; rat

   Synonym: bilakad

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.yaŋ/
• Hyphenation: ku‧yang

kuyang (plural kuyang-kuyang)

1. (folklore) a type of nocturnal spirit, believed to possess a woman and cause her to appear at night with only her head and internal organs that emit luminescent glow and float around to seek filthy things, such as feces and carrion, to eat

   Synonyms: palasik, poppo, parakang, leak

   Synonym: penanggal (Malay)

• “kuyang”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

From kuya +‎ -ng. Compare Kapampangan koyang.

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

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

• 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