pait Sense 1 adjective English. Iin flavor is astringent, bitter, salty. Example sentence: Subanen. Gempait gupia ig lempan kini, milebianan masin. English. This vegetable dish is very bitter; it has too much salt in it. Generic. nanam Sense 2 English. Characteristic of difficult circumstances: bitter. Example sentence: Subanen. Gempait gupiai kebetang nami nemun, pu' miukag ami dig benwa nami nu ngag dua' gubidenu, pu' ndai' lingayan nami, pia tanda' pangay mesedang. English. Life is very bitter for us now, because in our area we are afraid of two governments (i.e. national government and dissidents). We have nowhere to turn; no matter which way we go, we will get caught. noun English. A small (15 cm.), silvery, stocky, game fish, having a bitter flavor and plentiful in interior streams and pools. Example sentence: Subanen. Sedapen ta ig linaw kia, melaun ig pait dun. English. Let's fish with a mosquito net in that pool; there are many pait fish in it. Example sentence: Subanen. Ki pait, kaas piningalan dun pait, gempaiti nanamen. English. The reason pait fish are called pait is because they have a bitter taste. Generic. seda'