aumihi
1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia,-tia) to greet, sigh for.
Kātahi te Pākehā nei ka tū mai ka kōrero, ka aumihi i te tuatahi ki te iwi Māori motuhake (TP 1/1903:8). / Then this Pākehā stood up and spoke, firstly welcoming the special Māori people.
Synonyms: mihi
2. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia,-tia) to welcome.
I te tau 1929, nāna i aumihi te kaiārahi wairua, kaiārahi tōrangapū a T. W. Rātana i te wā o tōna haerenga ki Taupō (TTR 1998:211). / In 1929 he welcomed the spiritual and political leader, T. W. Ratana, on his visit to Taupō.
3. (modifier) greeting, acknowledging.
Kia mahara ki ngā kupu aumihi mō tō tātou matua, mō te Ātirīkona Hāmiora Wiremu e tangihia nei e te nuinga o ōna iwi i runga i ana mahi atawhai ki te iwi Māori (TP 5/1907:10). / We should remember to acknowledge our father, Archdeacon Samuel Williams being mourned by the majority of his people because of his kindness to the Māori people.
Synonyms: whakamihi
4. (noun) greeting, salutation.
He aumihi tēnei nā te Ētita ki a koutou katoa: Meri Kirihimete! (TP 12/1906:2). / This is a greeting from the Editor: Merry Christmas!
Synonyms: ohaoha
5. (noun) welcome ceremony.
