ubaya
ubáya with stress marks
to relinquish; waive
Usage Note
Ubaya means to voluntarily give up a right, claim, or share — often used in legal, inheritance, or property contexts. It implies a conscious and peaceful surrender rather than a forced one. The word appears in formal disputes among family members dividing an estate, where one party may ubaya their portion in favor of another.
Examples
" Hindi niya naubaya ang lupa. "
Natural Translation
He/She did not relinquish the land.
Literal Translation
Not he/she relinquished the land.
" Mahirap ang ubaya ng sariling lupa. "
Natural Translation
Relinquishing one's own land is hard.
Literal Translation
Hard the relinquishing of own land.
" Inubaya ng panganay na anak ang kanyang bahagi sa mana upang mapunta na lamang ito sa kanyang nakababatang kapatid. "
Natural Translation
The eldest child relinquished his share of the inheritance so that it would simply go to his younger sibling.
Literal Translation
Relinquished by-the eldest child the his share in inheritance so-that go just it to his younger sibling.
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