EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
EXPLORE FILIPINO WORDS IN DEPTH
to conceive; to have pregnancy cravings...
tea (gossip)...
That's the tea; That's the gossip....
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.
/mag-li-HI/
FIL: Ang maranasan ang mga unang senyales ng pagbubuntis, kabilang ang mga di-pangkaraniwang paghahangad sa pagkain (cravings) o pag-ayaw sa ilang bagay.
EN: to conceive; to have pregnancy cravings
That magical, mysterious, and sometimes weird phase of early pregnancy. It's the reason your wife suddenly wants green mangoes with bagoong at 2 AM, or why she suddenly hates the smell of your pabango. When someone is "naglilihi", you just say "yes" to their cravings. No questions asked. "Hatinggabi na, pero kailangan kong humanap ng santol kasi naglilihi ang asawa ko."
ROOT MEANING: pregnancy craving
Specifically refers to the conception period and the associated cravings and aversions. There is a folk belief that the baby will resemble the object of the mother's craving.
🇵🇭 Noong naglihi si nanay sa akin, paborito niya raw kumain ng maasim na mangga.
🇺🇸 When my mom was conceiving me, she said her favorite thing to eat was sour mangoes.
🇵🇭 Huwag mong pagtawanan ang mga pinaglilihian niya; sundin mo na lang.
🇺🇸 Don't laugh at her pregnancy cravings; just go with it.
💬 JOIN THE COMMUNITY DISCUSSION
VOTE, COMMENT, AND HELP IMPROVE THIS DEFINITION
Pang-uri
Perpekto, tama, o walang anumang pagkakamali.