temen adjective English. Characteristic of a wise, kind person; silent, not talkative. Example sentence: Subanen. Melengas sa' metemen, pu' nda'idun igduma nen meksual. English. It is good for a person to be non-talkative, because he doesn't get in arguments. Example sentence: Subanen. Ki getaw kia, metemen gupia; ndi' tanan mektalu'talu' sa' ndi' mu da pegegebiten; muka' sa' maa' nia kia, nda'idun ig duma nen meksual. English. That man is very quiet; he never speaks unless spoken to; that way, he doesn't have anyone to argue with. Synonym. lumbang 2 Antonym. lenget; sempaw Generic. suun