ahiya vs sir

ahiya

noun
  • respectful term of address for an elder brother 

  • the eldest brother 

  • respectful term of address for the eldest brother 

  • a young male senior (usually within the Chinese Filipino community) 

  • an elder brother 

  • respectful term of address for a young male senior (usually within the Chinese Filipino community) 

sir

noun
  • A respectful term of address to an adult male (often older), especially if his name or proper title is unknown. 

  • A man of a higher rank or position. 

  • to a teacher. 

  • to a knight or other low member of the peerage. 

  • to a superior military officer. 

  • A respectful term of address to a man of higher rank or position 

verb
  • To address (someone) using "sir". 

How often have the words ahiya and sir occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )