"Kanhi" is a word in CEBUANO

kanhi {1} in former times.
Kanhi, sa wà pay gíra, barátu ang palalítun, Formerly, before the war, goods were cheap.
Sa kan-hing mga tyimpu, In olden times.
{2} the one which was for-merly.
Si kanhi Prisidinti Garsíya, Ex-President Garcia.
Asáwa níya si kanhi Dga.
Maríya Ríyis, His wife is the former Miss Reyes.
Ang kanhing balay lungsud, The former town hall.
{3} at end of phrase: it was [so-and-so] long ago that s.t.
or s.
o.
achieved a new status.
Naminyù siya sa Amirika tulu ka búlan kanhi, He got married in the States three months ago.
kan-híay = kanhi, 1.
kanhiánun a the ones of former times.
Ang kanhiánung mga múda, The styles of former times.