puwaki

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pu‧wa‧ki

Adjective

puwaki

  1. odd; not divisible by two; not even

Noun

puwaki

  1. (mathematics) the remainder; the amount left over after subtracting the divisor as many times as possible from the dividend without producing a negative result
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