kuwaki

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Hokkien 孤奇 (ko͘ ki, literally “lone odd; solitary single of a pair”), according to Manuel (1948). Compare Cebuano puwaki (“odd”). See also Hokkien 寡奇 (kóaⁿ ki / kóa ki, literally “some odd; some single of a pair”), 半奇 (pòaⁿ ki, literally “half odd; half of a pair”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kuˈakiʔ/ [ˈkwaː.xɪʔ], /kuaˈkiʔ/ [kwɐˈxɪʔ]
  • Rhymes: -akiʔ, -iʔ
  • Syllabification: ku‧wa‧ki

Noun

kuwakì or kuwakî (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜏᜃᜒ)

  1. (mathematics) odd number
    Synonym: gansal
  2. indivisible number

Further reading

  • “kwaki”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • 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
  • Manuel, E. Arsenio (1971) A Lexicographic Study of Tayabas Tagalog of Quezon Province, Quezon City: Diliman Review, page 301
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