Ahiya

From Hokkien 阿兄 (á-hiaⁿ).

Ahiya (plural Ahiyas)

1. (Philippines, colloquial) respectful honorific used before a name for the eldest brother
2. (Philippines, colloquial, informal) respectful honorific used before a name for an elder brother: Brother
3. (Philippines, colloquial, informal) respectful honorific used before a name for a young male senior: Mister; Brother
   • 2019, Aedrianne Acar, “READ: Jeron Teng pays tribute to his 'idol' Chris Tiu”, in GMA Entertainment‎, GMA Network:

     Looked up to this guy since I was a kid! Thanks for being an inspiration to me and to others as well, Ahiya @chris_tiu17! And congratulations for a successful basketball career!...

In the Philippines, the term is primarily used and recognized within Chinese Filipino families as the predominant term to refer to and address the eldest brother in the family, and by extension, any elder brother in the family or even any older young male that the speaker is familiar with.

• ahiya
• Achi
• achi

See ahiya.

• Hyphenation: A‧hi‧ya
• IPA^(key): /ʔaˈhia/, [ʔɐˈhiɐ]

Ahiya

1. (Chinese Filipino, colloquial) honorific used before the name of an elder brother or young male senior: Brother; Mister

   Ahiya Steven

   Mister/Brother Steven

• (of a man): Kuya, kuya
• (of a woman): Ate, ate; Atsi, atsi
• (genderless): Ka, kaka