mihi

/ ˈmiːhɪ /

noun

1. a Māori ceremonial greeting

verb

1. tr to greet (a person)

Word History and Origins

Origin of mihi¹

Māori

Example Sentences

According to the emails, Christ’s executive assistant, Carolyn Koo, forwarded the letter from Blum — along with a letter from an unidentified regent emeritus advocating for a different student — to MiHi Ahn, executive vice president of the UC Berkeley Foundation, the university’s primary private fundraising arm.

From Los Angeles Times

"One idea is that it stems from Latin words used to call on the goddess of Crete 'O mihi Britomartis', or St Martin of Tours in France 'O mihi, beate Martinehe'," he said.

From BBC

After the verdict is returned, Samir Mihi, the president of local association ADM, says he doesn't "want people in our neighborhoods to be taken hostage again" as he says they were in the 2005 riots.

From US News

William Byrd’s six-part Compline antiphon “Miserere mihi” made for a scrumptious encore, with its complex double canons.

From Washington Post

Like Google, Facebook offers users a Latin-language setting, replete with “Mihi placet” for “like” and “Quid in animo tuo est?” for “What’s on your mind?”

From Economist