michin.

Brit.

/ˈmɪtʃi/, U.S.

/ˈmɪtʃi/, South African English

/ˈmɪtʃi/

Forms: 1800s– michi, 1800s– mietje, 1800s– mietjie, 1900s– meitjie.

Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch mietje.

Etymology: < South African Dutch mietje (Afrikaans mietjie, meitjie), imitative of the bird's call.The spelling michi (with pronunciation /ˈmɪtʃi/) indicates early borrowing from South African Dutch, since the Afrikaans diminutive suffix -tjie normally gives the pronunciation /-ki/.

= Klaas's cuckoo, Chrysococcyx klaas. See Klaas n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Cuculiformes (cuckoos, etc.) > [noun] > family Cuculidae > genus Chrysococcyx > chrysococcyx klaas (Klaas's cuckoo)

michi1853

Klaas's cuckoo1867

1853 Edinb. New Philos. Jrnl. 55 82 The pretty notes of the michi and diedrick further enliven the growing day.

1867 E. L. Layard Birds S. Afr. 250 Chalcites Klaasii, Mietje of Colonists.

1936 E. L. Gill First Guide S. Afr. Birds 108 The usual call of Klaas's Cuckoo is quite well represented by its Afrikaans name ‘mietjie’.

1939 S. Cloete Watch for Dawn ix. 122 The intermittent calls of michi and diedrik.

1970 G. R. McLachlan & R. Liversidge Roberts's Birds S. Afr. (ed. 3) 242 The Afrikaans name [of Klaas's cuckoo] is onomatopoeic, ‘Meitjie’ and gives the call pretty closely.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	michi
释义	michin. Brit. /ˈmɪtʃi/, U.S. /ˈmɪtʃi/, South African English /ˈmɪtʃi/ Forms: 1800s– michi, 1800s– mietje, 1800s– mietjie, 1900s– meitjie. Origin: A borrowing from Dutch. Etymon: Dutch mietje. Etymology: < South African Dutch mietje (Afrikaans mietjie, meitjie), imitative of the bird's call.The spelling michi (with pronunciation /ˈmɪtʃi/) indicates early borrowing from South African Dutch, since the Afrikaans diminutive suffix -tjie normally gives the pronunciation /-ki/. = Klaas's cuckoo, Chrysococcyx klaas. See Klaas n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Cuculiformes (cuckoos, etc.) > [noun] > family Cuculidae > genus Chrysococcyx > chrysococcyx klaas (Klaas's cuckoo) michi1853 Klaas's cuckoo1867 1853 Edinb. New Philos. Jrnl. 55 82 The pretty notes of the michi and diedrick further enliven the growing day. 1867 E. L. Layard Birds S. Afr. 250 Chalcites Klaasii, Mietje of Colonists. 1936 E. L. Gill First Guide S. Afr. Birds 108 The usual call of Klaas's Cuckoo is quite well represented by its Afrikaans name ‘mietjie’. 1939 S. Cloete Watch for Dawn ix. 122 The intermittent calls of michi and diedrik. 1970 G. R. McLachlan & R. Liversidge Roberts's Birds S. Afr. (ed. 3) 242 The Afrikaans name [of Klaas's cuckoo] is onomatopoeic, ‘Meitjie’ and gives the call pretty closely. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1853
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