upaw
UPAW is a word in Cebuano with its meaning in English.
upaw a {1} bald, lacking hair on the head. {2} bald, devoid of vegetation. Upaw nga mga búkid, Deforested mountains. {3} infertile. Upaw nang dáan ang yútà sa Marigundun, The land in Marigondon has always been infertile. v {1} [B; c1] grow bald. Naupaw ka sa hilabihang pininsar, You have grown bald from worrying too much. {2} [c1] be, become denuded of forest. {3} become barren, infertile. () v [A; c1] make s. o. bald or s.t. barren. Giupáwan ku siya kay gikutu, I cut o? her hair bald because she had lice. bísan pag mangaúpaw come what may, by hook or by crook (lit. even if I go bald trying). Bísan pag mangaúpaw magdátù giyud ku ug mag-idad kug kwarinta, By hook or by crook Ill become rich by the time Im forty.