mian noun English. The strong north wind that blows between June and October. Example sentence: Subanen. Sa' timpu na mian, melaaten gupia ig benwa, pu' sigi genus, muka' dupi', dayun su nga palay, megela' mbuksak, muka' ndi' unedan. English. During the season when the north wind blows, the weather is very bad; the wind keeps blowing, and there is rain; and so the rice is all knocked over, and it bears empty hulls. Generic. enus 1