Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal. From South African Dutch mietje (Afrikaans mietjie, meitjie), imitative of the bird's call.
Definition of michi in US English:
michi
(also meitjie, mietjie, mietje)
nounˈmɪtʃi
= Klaas's cuckoo, Chrysococcyx klaas.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal. From South African Dutch mietje (Afrikaans mietjie, meitjie), imitative of the bird's call.