demes Variant. temes adjective English. Slightly wet, damp, of clothing, wood or other absorbant material. Example sentence: Subanen. Binaalegaan ta kini, ndi' melutu', pu' gayu kini, kana' megliga', medemes gupia. English. This rice we're cooking isn't getting done, because this wood won"t burn, it's too damp. Synonym. basa'