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

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

Further reading

“kelinci percobaan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.