kobay
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Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ottoman Turkish قوبای (kobay), from French cobaye, from Portuguese cobaia, from Old Tupi çabuia.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kobay (definite accusative kobayı, plural kobaylar)
- (zoology) guinea pig (animal)
- Synonym: Hint domuzu
- (figuratively) guinea pig (person used for experimentation)
Declension
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- kobaygiller (“Caviidae”)
References
[edit]- “kobay”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kobay”, in Nişanyan Sözlük