kumpaw particle English. Small unit of fine or bride wealth. Example sentence: Subanen. Kanugdin ki kinumpawan, bedatu da gupia; laak nemun, midunut na dema dig laga' kiin. Mabu' pingmemisus na, kada sala kumpaw. English. In the old days, the value of the kumpaw was very low; but now it's keeping pace with inflation. It's probably one peso per kumpaw now.