hi vs greeting

hi and greeting both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hi	Yes	No	No	No
greeting	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, greeting is a hypernym of hi; that is, greeting is a word with a broader meaning than hi:

hi: an expression of greeting
greeting: (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)

Other hypernyms of hi include salutation.

hi (noun)	greeting (noun)
an expression of greeting	(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)