kelinci percobaan

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of kelinci (“rabbit”) +‎ percobaan (“experiment”), calque of Dutch proefkonijn (literally “experimental rabbit”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəˈlɪnt͡ʃi pərt͡ʃoˈbaan/

Noun

kêlinci pêrcobaan

  1. (literally) a rabbit used as guinea pig
  2. (figurative) guinea pig, a living experimental subject

Synonyms

  • mangsa percobaan (Standard Malay)

Further reading

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