nanam noun English. The flavor one senses from s.t. in one's mouth. Example sentence: Subanen. Danaan, ki gaan, sa' madas ndi'u baya', pu' melaati nanam ku dun. English. As far as I'm concerned if food has an itchy flavor, I don't feel like eating it, because I sense it's flavor as bad. verb English. Senses the flavor of s.t., tastes. Example sentence: Subanen. Ma'niin laak pegengnamen kui gaan ku, pu' ndi'u menanam, muka' ndi'u baya'i maanu, saba' kelaat ginaau. English. It's as if I were only tasting my food to see if it's good, I can't taste it and don't have any appetite, because of my bad mood. Synonym. pedi' Generic. batik In group with: adas; alas; emis; enus 2; engit; engles; englu; esem; leba; ledang; lenggaw; lengig 1; pait; pedes 2; peda; pelet; sengay 2; sunaw; tebang; engnam