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

• “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.