"Lihi" is a word in TAGALOG, HILIGAYNON, CEBUANO

lihî - To forbid, interdict, disapprove, object
to, refuse sanction, put under taboo (often
used in connection with superstitious
observances). Lihií siá sa pagpalígos sa
amó nga panahón. Prohibit him from
taking a bath at such a time. Ginalihî ang
pagpanáug sa baláy kon ang isá ka tagútò
nagahuní sa hágdan. It is not advisable (by
a superstitious observance) to leave the
house if a lizard croaks on the staircase.
Ilihî ang pagkáon sa bátà nga
nagalíngkod sa tapalán. (A superstition).
Object to the child taking food sitting on
the cutting block. Ginalihî ang pagkáon
sing kárne sa mga ádlaw nga Biérnes sa
Kwarésma. It is forbidden to eat meat on
the Fridays of Lent. (cf. dílì, dumílì).

lihi
Active Verb: maglihi
Passive Verb: paglihian
Definition: (verb) to show first signs of pregnancy
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Notes:
Examples: 1) Mahilig maglihi ang kanyang asawa sa mangga. (His wife always wants to have mangoes during her first months of pregnancy.) 2) Lagi niyang gustong paglihian ang mangga. (She is always fond of mangoes during her first months of pregnancy.

lihi v {1} [A; b] inaugurate s.t.
with the proper ceremonies or magical ingredients.
Maglihi sila sa iskuylahan, They will have the school blessed.
Kámay mauy ilihi sa mag-anak, When a woman is in labor, give her brown sugar to insure that she will recover quickly.
{1a} bury s.t.
with plants to insure a good harvest.
Lihian ug tablíya ang tabákù arun lugum ug kulur ang dáhun, They plant chocolate together with tobacco seeds to as-sure that it will have dark-colored leaves.
{1b} begin the new year with a certain action which is believed will then endure for the rest of the year.
Gilihian níla ang bag-ung túig ug áway, They began the new year with a quarrel.
{1c} use s.t.
for the first time following the proper prohibitions or injunctions.
Li-hian nátug simba ang bag-u nátung sapátus arun mulungtad, Lets wear our new shoes to church so they will last.
{2} [A1; b6(1)] crave s.t.
in the first few months of pregnancy such that the appearance of the thing desired appears as a birthmark in the o?
spring.
Kun maglihi kag asin, putì kunu ang ímung bátà, If you crave salt in your early months of pregnancy, your child will be white.
{2a} [b4] for a child to get the appearance of a certain thing his mother craved while she was conceiving him.
Náay pula nga tap-ing sa íyang nawung kay gilihian siyag kundí-man, He has a purple splotch on his cheek because his mother craved red cloth in her pregnancy.
{2b} [b4] get to have a cer-tain characteristic by starting out in a certain way.
Bag-ung túig gánì, sayug mata arun dì ka lìhan pagkahingatulug, Get up early on New Years day so you wont get the characteristic of being a sleepyhead for the whole year.
n {1} injunctions or prohibitions observed upon inaugurating s.t.
; anything used as a magical means to insure success of s.t.
inaugurated.
Ang lihi sa pagtanum ug mangga, asúkar, They use sugar to plant with mangoes to insure sweet fruit.
{2} birthmark which is thought invariably to be due to a mothers cravings in her early stages of pregnancy.
pistang ig-l-() n holiday of obligation in the Catholic Church.