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.
- (figuratively) guinea pig, a living experimental subject.
Further reading
- “kelinci percobaan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.