lihi
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: li‧hi
Noun
lihi
- a birthmark
- a charm, a talisman
- a set habits or rituals carried out to bring good luck
- an instance of controlling or promoting luck
Verb
lihi
- to mark an event
- Ayaw lihi-i ang Bagong Tuig ug tapol.
- Don't mark the New Year with laziness.
- to charm, to invite, to bring luck
- Gituohan na ang pagluto ug manok sa Bagong Tuig palihi ug kakha-tuka nga panimuyo.
- It is believed that serving chicken in the New Year invites a hand-to-mouth existence.
Hawaiian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈli.hi/
Noun
lihi
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog)
- IPA(key): /liˈhi/ [lɪˈhɪ]
- Rhymes: -i
- IPA(key): /liˈhiʔ/ [lɪˈhɪʔ] (colloquial)
- IPA(key): /liˈhi/ [lɪˈhɪ]
- Syllabification: li‧hi
Noun
lihí or lihî (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜑᜒ)
- conception; conceiving (of a pregnant woman)
- capricious cravings of a pregnant woman (usually food)
Derived terms
- Busilak na Lihi
- ipaglihi
- Kalinis-linisang Paglilihi
- maglihi
- paglihihan
- paglilihi
See also
- antohos