pais noun Sense 1 English. A long-bladed tool, primarily for cutting, chopping and slicing. Example sentence: Subanen. Mekpesensal pau paisu, nda'iduni pegliliku, pu' su pais da seluyay, mibali'. English. I'm going to get a new machete made, for I have nothing to clear a field with, because as for the the machete I just recently bought, it broke. Sense 2 English. A long-bladed weapon, primarily for warfare or hunting; gen. for bladed weapons. Example sentence: Subanen. Si Papang, sa' megawid pais di pegbunu'an, metau gupia, pu' maita' mu laak mekilapilap ki pelapanen. English. As far as using a machete as a fighting weapon was concerned, Papang was a true expert, because his feet could hardly be seen as he danced about! In group with: badik; badung; kalis; kampilan; lawi; pida'; pinapeluy; saptunggal; sundang Generic. besi